The environmental cycling of mercury (Hg) can be affected by natural and anthropogenic
perturbations. Of particular concern is how these disruptions increase mobilization of Hg …

Mercury contamination in water has been an issue to the environment and human health. In
this article, mercury in marine and oceanic waters has been reviewed. In the aquatic …

Mercury pollution poses global human health and environmental risks. Although mercury is
naturally present in the environment, human activities, such as coal burning, have increased …

Fish harvested from the Pacific Ocean are a major contributor to human methylmercury
(MeHg) exposure. Limited oceanic mercury (Hg) data, particularly MeHg, has confounded …

With increasing input of neurotoxic mercury to environments as a result of anthropogenic
activity, it has become imperative to examine how mercury may enter biotic systems through …

Rice paddies are agricultural sites of special concern because the potent toxin
methylmercury (MeHg), produced in rice paddy soils, accumulates in rice grains. MeHg …

Between 1950 and 1963 approximately 11 million kilograms of mercury (Hg) were used at
the Oak Ridge Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12 NSC) for lithium isotope separation …

Marine food webs are important links between Hg in the environment and human exposure
via consumption of fish. Estuaries contain sediment repositories of Hg and are also critical …

In the area affected by non-ferrous metal mining activities, mercury (Hg) contamination in the
water and sediments posed potential risks to ecology and human health. In this study, river …

The Eastern China Marginal Seas (ECMS) have been facing a variety of environmental
problems, including mercury (Hg) pollution. Although several previous studies have been …