Biological toxicity of heavy metal (loid) s in natural environments: From microbes to humans

C Ding, J Chen, F Zhu, L Chai, Z Lin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Excessive levels of heavy metal (loid) s (HMs) in natural environments pose a serious threat
to living beings worldwide. HM exposure causes irreversible damage to structural …

Recent advances in fluorescent materials for mercury (ii) ion detection

Q Li, Y Zhou - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Invading mercury would cause many serious health hazards such as kidney damage,
genetic freak, and nerve injury to human body. Thus, developing highly efficient and …

Contamination, exposure, and health risk assessment of Hg in Pakistan: A review

S Rashid, IA Shah, RXS Tulcan, W Rashid… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mercury is a highly toxic and highly mobile heavy metal. It has been regarded as more toxic
than other nonessential and toxic nonradioactive heavy metals. Moreover, it has a high …

A retrospection on mercury contamination, bioaccumulation, and toxicity in diverse environments: current insights and future prospects

V Kumar, M Umesh, MK Shanmugam, P Chakraborty… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Owing to various industrial applications of mercury (Hg), its release into the environment at
high concentration is becoming a great threat to living organisms on a global scale. Human …

Mitigating the impact of mercury contaminants in fish and other seafood—A review

B Jinadasa, G Jayasinghe, P Pohl, SW Fowler - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a well-known toxicant which enters the marine environment by both natural
and anthropogenic sources. Consumption of fish and other seafood that contain …

Heavy metals in the marine environment—an overview

SB Shah - Heavy metals in Scleractinian corals, 2021 - Springer
Heavy metals are the natural constituents of the Earth's crust, found in very low
concentrations; however, human activities such as industrial waste discharges, agricultural …

A systematic review on metal dynamics and marine toxicity risk assessment using crustaceans as bioindicators

P de Almeida Rodrigues, RG Ferrari, LS Kato… - … Trace Element Research, 2022 - Springer
Metals, many of which are potentially toxic, are present in the aquatic environment
originated from both natural and anthropogenic sources. In these ecosystems, these …

Ecological risk of mercury in bottom sediments and spatial correlation with land use in Neotropical savanna floodplain lakes, Araguaia River, Central Brazil

LC Monteiro, LCG Vieira, JVE Bernardi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Araguaia River floodplain is an important biogeographic boundary between the
two largest South American biomes: the Cerrado (Brazilian Savanna) and the Amazon …

The toxicity of mercury and its chemical compounds: molecular mechanisms and environmental and human health implications: a comprehensive review

YS Wu, AI Osman, M Hosny, AM Elgarahy… - Acs Omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
Mercury is a type of hazardous and toxic pollutant that can result in detrimental effects on the
environment and human health. This review is aimed at discussing the state-of-the-art …

Detection and remediation of mercury contaminated environment by nanotechnology: Progress and challenges

Y Liu, H Chen, N Zhu, J Zhang, Y Li, D Xu, Y Gao… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hg pollution is a global concern due to its high ecotoxicity and health risk to human beings.
A comprehensive understanding of the fast-developed technology applied in determining …