Self‐powered active sensing based on triboelectric generators

G Khandelwal, R Dahiya - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The demand for portable and wearable chemical or biosensors and their expeditious
development in recent years has created a scientific challenge in terms of their continuous …

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 …

Sulfhydryl groups as targets of mercury toxicity

OP Ajsuvakova, AA Tinkov, M Aschner… - Coordination chemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study addresses existing data on the affinity and conjugation of sulfhydryl (thiol;-
SH) groups of low-and high-molecular-weight biological ligands with mercury (Hg). The …

Total mercury released to the environment by human activities

DG Streets, HM Horowitz, DJ Jacob, Z Lu… - Environmental …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We estimate that a cumulative total of 1540 (1060–2800) Gg (gigagrams, 109 grams or
thousand tonnes) of mercury (Hg) have been released by human activities up to 2010, 73 …

[HTML][HTML] Current state of knowledge on biological effects from contaminants on arctic wildlife and fish

R Dietz, RJ Letcher, JP Desforges, I Eulaers… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to
review biological effects of the exposure to organohalogen compounds (OHCs) in Arctic …

Global and regional trends in mercury emissions and concentrations, 2010–2015

DG Streets, HM Horowitz, Z Lu, L Levin… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element in the Earth's crust. It can be harmful to human
health when released in large quantities and/or converted to the neurotoxicant methyl …

A state-of-the-science review of mercury biomarkers in human populations worldwide between 2000 and 2018

N Basu, M Horvat, DC Evers… - Environmental …, 2018 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: The Minamata Convention on Mercury provided a mandate for action against
global mercury pollution. However, our knowledge of mercury exposures is limited because …

Methylmercury exposure in wildlife: a review of the ecological and physiological processes affecting contaminant concentrations and their interpretation

J Chételat, JT Ackerman, CA Eagles-Smith… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) can result in detrimental health effects in wildlife. With
advances in ecological indicators and analytical techniques for measurement of MeHg in a …

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 …

A risk assessment review of mercury exposure in Arctic marine and terrestrial mammals

R Dietz, RJ Letcher, J Aars, M Andersen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
There has been a considerable number of reports on Hg concentrations in Arctic mammals
since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to review …