[HTML][HTML] Interaction of naturally occurring phytoplankton with the biogeochemical cycling of mercury in aquatic environments and its effects on global Hg pollution and …
Z Gojkovic, S Simansky, A Sanabria, I Márová… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The biogeochemical cycling of mercury in aquatic environments is a complex process driven
by various factors, such as ambient temperature, seasonal variations, methylating bacteria …
by various factors, such as ambient temperature, seasonal variations, methylating bacteria …
Mercury transformation processes in nature: Critical knowledge gaps and perspectives for moving forward
The transformation of mercury (Hg) in the environment plays a vital role in the cycling of Hg
and its risk to the ecosystem and human health. Of particular importance are Hg …
and its risk to the ecosystem and human health. Of particular importance are Hg …
Metabolically diverse microorganisms mediate methylmercury formation under nitrate-reducing conditions in a dynamic hydroelectric reservoir
Brownlee Reservoir is a mercury (Hg)-impaired hydroelectric reservoir that exhibits dynamic
hydrological and geochemical conditions and is located within the Hells Canyon Complex in …
hydrological and geochemical conditions and is located within the Hells Canyon Complex in …
Environmental formation of methylmercury is controlled by synergy of inorganic mercury bioavailability and microbial mercury‐methylation capacity
BD Peterson, DP Krabbenhoft… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Methylmercury (MeHg) production is controlled by the bioavailability of inorganic divalent
mercury (Hg (II) i) and Hg‐methylation capacity of the microbial community (conferred by the …
mercury (Hg (II) i) and Hg‐methylation capacity of the microbial community (conferred by the …
[HTML][HTML] Revisiting the mercury cycle in marine sediments: A potential multifaceted role for Desulfobacterota
B Rincón-Tomás, A Lanzén, P Sánchez… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Marine sediments impacted by urban and industrial pollutants are typically exposed to
reducing conditions and represent major reservoirs of toxic mercury species. Mercury …
reducing conditions and represent major reservoirs of toxic mercury species. Mercury …
[HTML][HTML] Anaerobic mercury methylators inhabit sinking particles of oxic water columns
Increased concentration of mercury, particularly methylmercury, in the environment is a
worldwide concern because of its toxicity in severely exposed humans. Although the …
worldwide concern because of its toxicity in severely exposed humans. Although the …
A consensus protocol for the recovery of mercury methylation genes from metagenomes
Mercury (Hg) methylation genes (hgcAB) mediate the formation of the toxic methylmercury
and have been identified from diverse environments, including freshwater and marine …
and have been identified from diverse environments, including freshwater and marine …
Cross-shelf processes of terrigenous organic matter drive mercury speciation on the east siberian shelf in the Arctic Ocean
The cross-shelf distributions of total mercury (THg), methylmercury (MeHg) and organic and
inorganic matter, as well as the presence of the hgcA gene were investigated on the East …
inorganic matter, as well as the presence of the hgcA gene were investigated on the East …
Microorganisms Involved in Methylmercury Demethylation and Mercury Reduction are Widely Distributed and Active in the Bathypelagic Deep Ocean Waters
I Sanz-Sáez, AG Bravo, M Ferri… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The ocean's mercury (Hg) content has tripled due to anthropogenic activities, and although
the dark ocean (> 200 m) has become an important Hg reservoir, concentrations of the toxic …
the dark ocean (> 200 m) has become an important Hg reservoir, concentrations of the toxic …
Expression Levels of hgcAB Genes and Mercury Availability Jointly Explain Methylmercury Formation in Stratified Brackish Waters
Neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg) is formed by microbial methylation of inorganic divalent
Hg (HgII) and constitutes severe environmental and human health risks. The methylation is …
Hg (HgII) and constitutes severe environmental and human health risks. The methylation is …