Global change effects on biogeochemical mercury cycling

JE Sonke, H Angot, Y Zhang, A Poulain, E Björn… - Ambio, 2023 - Springer
Past and present anthropogenic mercury (Hg) release to ecosystems causes neurotoxicity
and cardiovascular disease in humans with an estimated economic cost of $117 billion USD …

Interaction of naturally occurring phytoplankton with the biogeochemical cycling of mercury in aquatic environments and its effects on global Hg pollution and public …

Z Gojkovic, S Simansky, A Sanabria, I Márová… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The biogeochemical cycling of mercury in aquatic environments is a complex process driven
by various factors, such as ambient temperature, seasonal variations, methylating bacteria …

Climate-driven changes of global marine mercury cycles in 2100

Y Wang, P Wu, Y Zhang - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Human exposure to monomethylmercury (CH3Hg), a potent neurotoxin, is principally
through the consumption of seafood. The formation of CH3Hg and its bioaccumulation in …

A global model for methylmercury formation and uptake at the base of marine food webs

Y Zhang, AL Soerensen, AT Schartup… - Global …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Monomethylmercury (CH3Hg) is the only form of mercury (Hg) known to biomagnify in food
webs. Here we investigate factors driving methylated mercury [MeHg= CH3Hg+(CH3) 2Hg)] …

Deltaproteobacteria and Spirochaetes-like bacteria are abundant putative mercury methylators in oxygen-deficient water and marine particles in the Baltic Sea

E Capo, AG Bravo, AL Soerensen… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Methylmercury (MeHg), a neurotoxic compound biomagnifying in aquatic food webs, can be
a threat to human health via fish consumption. However, the composition and distribution of …

Mercury in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea: A response to decreased atmospheric deposition and changing environment

A Jędruch, L Falkowska, D Saniewska… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Our review of the literature showed that since the beginning of the socio-economic
transformation in Poland in the 1990s, the downward trend in Hg emissions and its …

[HTML][HTML] Anaerobic mercury methylators inhabit sinking particles of oxic water columns

E Capo, C Cosio, EG Díez, JL Loizeau, E Mendes… - Water research, 2023 - Elsevier
Increased concentration of mercury, particularly methylmercury, in the environment is a
worldwide concern because of its toxicity in severely exposed humans. Although the …

[HTML][HTML] Lake snow as a mercury methylation micro-environment in the oxic water column of a deep peri-alpine lake

A Gallorini, JL Loizeau - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Hg methylation in the oxic water column of marine environments has been linked to the
presence of suspended and settling particles known as marine snow, which acts as a micro …

Oxygen‐deficient water zones in the Baltic Sea promote uncharacterized Hg methylating microorganisms in underlying sediments

E Capo, E Broman, S Bonaglia… - Limnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Human‐induced expansion of oxygen‐deficient zones can have dramatic impacts on marine
systems and its resident biota. One example is the formation of the potent neurotoxic …

The role of microalgae in the biogeochemical cycling of methylmercury (MeHg) in aquatic environments

Z Gojkovic, A Skrobonja, C Funk, I Garbayo, C Vílchez - Phycology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Methylmercury (MeHg) is the most important and the most abundant organic Hg pollutant in
the aquatic ecosystem that can affect human health through biomagnification. It is the most …