Locally based, regionally manifested, and globally relevant: Indigenous and local knowledge, values, and practices for nature

ES Brondízio, Y Aumeeruddy-Thomas… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The knowledge, values, and practices of Indigenous peoples and local communities offer
ways to understand and better address social-environmental problems. The article reviews …

Arctic mercury cycling

A Dastoor, H Angot, J Bieser, JH Christensen… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Anthropogenic mercury (Hg) emissions have driven marked increases in Arctic Hg levels,
which are now being impacted by regional warming, with uncertain ecological …

Our evolved understanding of the human health risks of mercury

N Basu, A Bastiansz, JG Dórea, M Fujimura, M Horvat… - Ambio, 2023 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) is a chemical of health concern worldwide that is now being acted upon
through the Minamata Convention. Operationalizing the Convention and tracking its …

[HTML][HTML] Mercury: What can we learn from the Amazon?

ME Crespo-Lopez, M Augusto-Oliveira… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mercury is among the ten most dangerous chemicals for public health, and is a priority
concern for the 128 signatory countries of the Minamata Convention. Mercury emissions to …

Global health effects of future atmospheric mercury emissions

Y Zhang, Z Song, S Huang, P Zhang, Y Peng… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that poses health risks to the global population.
Anthropogenic mercury emissions to the atmosphere are projected to decrease in the future …

Mercury exposure, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

XF Hu, M Lowe, HM Chan - Environmental research, 2021 - Elsevier
Background There is evidence that exposure to mercury (Hg) may be a risk factor for
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Objective To conduct a systematic review of published …

Mediterranean mercury assessment 2022: an updated budget, health consequences, and research perspectives

D Cossa, J Knoery, D Bănaru… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) and especially its methylated species (MeHg) are toxic chemicals that
contaminate humans via the consumption of seafood. The most recent UNEP Global …

A state‐of‐the‐art review of indigenous peoples and environmental pollution

Á Fernández‐Llamazares… - Integrated …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Indigenous peoples (IPs) worldwide are confronted by the increasing threat of pollution.
Based on a comprehensive review of the literature (n= 686 studies), we present the current …

The impact of mercury contamination on human health in the Arctic: A state of the science review

N Basu, K Abass, R Dietz, E Krümmel, A Rautio… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2021 Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) Mercury (Hg)
Assessment is motivated by Arctic populations, and most notably Indigenous Peoples in the …

Mercury pollution in China: implications on the implementation of the Minamata Convention

X Feng, P Li, X Fu, X Wang, H Zhang… - … Science: Processes & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Mercury (Hg) is a toxic metal released into the environment through human activities and
natural processes. Human activities have profoundly increased the amount of Hg in the …