Mediterranean mercury assessment 2022: an updated budget, health consequences, and research perspectives

D Cossa, J Knoery, D Bănaru… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) and especially its methylated species (MeHg) are toxic chemicals that
contaminate humans via the consumption of seafood. The most recent UNEP Global …

Organochlorines and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons as fingerprint of exposure pathways from marine sediments to biota

A Traina, A Ausili, M Bonsignore, D Fattorini… - Marine pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
To elucidate the dynamics of a suite of organochlorine contaminants (PCBs, HCB), PAHs
and Hg and verify the potential of these pollutants as reliable fingerprints of sources, an …

[HTML][HTML] A dynamic integrated model for mercury bioaccumulation in marine organisms

G Denaro, L Curcio, A Borri, L D'Orsi… - Ecological Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel integrated dynamic model, the Integrated Fish Model (INTFISH), incorporating
mercury (Hg) dynamics at non-steady state in marine organisms, is presented and is applied …

Large-Scale Mercury Dispersion at Sea: Modelling a Multi-Hazard Case Study from Augusta Bay (Central Mediterranean Sea)

M Sprovieri, A Cucco, F Budillon… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This contribution discusses an example of potential multi-hazard effects resulting from an
earthquake in a highly seismogenic area of the Mediterranean Sea, the Augusta Bay, which …

Exposure profiles in pregnant women from a birth cohort in a highly contaminated area of southern Italy

G Drago, S Ruggieri, M Sprovieri, G Rizzo… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Protecting the health of pregnant women from environmental stressors is crucial for reducing
the burden of non-communicable diseases. In industrially contaminated sites, this action is …

A population approach for the estimation of methylmercury ToxicoKinetics in red mullets

F Pellicanò, L D'Orsi, A De Gaetano… - Toxicology and Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is known that, as the vast majority of the anthropogenically emitted mercury can be found
in aquatic ecosystems, where several methylating bacteria are present, fish consumption …

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FS Horvat, N Pirrone, LE Heimbürger-Boavida - researchgate.net
Mercury (Hg) and especially its methylated species (MeHg) are toxic 19 chemicals that
contaminate humans via the consumption of seafood. The most recent 20 UNEP Global …