Remediation of mercury-contaminated soils and sediments using biochar: a critical review

Q Yang, Y Wang, H Zhong - Biochar, 2021 - Springer
The transformation of mercury (Hg) into the more toxic and bioaccumulative form
methylmercury (MeHg) in soils and sediments can lead to the biomagnification of MeHg …

Distribution of mercury species in the Western Arctic Ocean (US GEOTRACES GN01)

AM Agather, KL Bowman, CH Lamborg… - Marine Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Mercury (Hg) in the Arctic Ocean is a concern due to unusually high concentrations
of monomethylmercury (MMHg) in fish and marine animals. Increased human exposure from …

Distribution of total mercury and methylated mercury species in Central Arctic Ocean water and ice

S Jonsson, MGN Mastromonaco, K Gårdfeldt… - Marine Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The central Arctic Ocean remains largely unexplored when it comes to the presence
and cycling of mercury and its methylated forms including mono-and dimethylmercury …

Impacts of mercury exposure levels and sources on the demethylation of methylmercury through human gut microbiota

XF Yang, SC Yang, FL Wen, L Feng, B Meng… - Bulletin of …, 2022 - Springer
This study aims to investigate methylmercury (MeHg) demethylation processes in human
gut. Here, we determined the compositions and MeHg demethylation rates of gut microbiota …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the spatial and temporal variability of methylmercury biogeochemistry and bioaccumulation in the Mediterranean Sea with a coupled 3D model

G Rosati, D Canu, P Lazzari, C Solidoro - Biogeosciences, 2022 - bg.copernicus.org
Human exposure to mercury (Hg) is a cause of concern, due to the biomagnification of the
neurotoxic species monomethylmercury (MMHg) in marine ecosystems. Previous research …

Speciation of mercury in the waters of the Weddell, Amundsen and Ross Seas (Southern Ocean)

MGN Mastromonaco, K Gårdfeldt, KM Assmann… - Marine Chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite the distance from large anthropogenic emission sources, toxic mercury is
transported via the atmosphere and oceans to the Southern Ocean. Seawater samples were …

[HTML][HTML] Biotic transformation of methylmercury at the onset of the Arctic spring bloom

SG Kohler, LE Heimbürger-Boavida, P Assmy… - Progress in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the lack of local anthropogenic mercury sources, methylated mercury (MeHg)
concentrations in Arctic biota are higher than in biota from lower latitudes. The main entry …