What are the toxicological effects of mercury in Arctic biota?

R Dietz, C Sonne, N Basu, B Braune, T O'Hara… - Science of the Total …, 2013 - Elsevier
This review critically evaluates the available mercury (Hg) data in Arctic marine biota and the
Inuit population against toxicity threshold values. In particular marine top predators exhibit …

Biota as toxic metal indicators

S Stankovic, P Kalaba, AR Stankovic - Environmental chemistry letters, 2014 - Springer
Metal in the environment arises from both natural sources and human activities. Toxic metals
in air, soil, and water have become a global problem. They are potential hazards to aquatic …

Performance of biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron for cadmium and arsenic co-contaminated soil remediation: Insights on availability, bioaccumulation …

D Yang, S Yang, L Wang, J Xu, X Liu - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Simultaneous stabilization of cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) in co-contaminated soil is
challenging in environmental remediation because of their opposite properties. In this study …

Health effects from long-range transported contaminants in Arctic top predators: an integrated review based on studies of polar bears and relevant model species

C Sonne - Environment international, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of this review is to provide a thorough overview of the health effects from the
complexed biomagnified mixture of long-range transported industrial organochlorines …

Accumulation patterns and risk assessment of metals and metalloid in muscle and offal of free-range chickens, cattle and goat in Benin City, Nigeria

ET Ogbomida, SMM Nakayama, N Bortey-Sam… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of free range animals for monitoring environmental health offers opportunities to
detect exposure and assess the toxicological effects of pollutants in terrestrial ecosystems …

The current situation of inorganic elements in marine turtles: a general review and meta-analysis

AA Cortés-Gómez, D Romero, M Girondot - Environmental Pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Inorganic elements (Pb, Cd, Hg, Al, As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Se and Zn) are present
globally in aquatic systems and their potential transfer to marine turtles can be a serious …

Bioindicators of toxic metals

S Stankovic, AR Stankovic - Green materials for energy, products and …, 2013 - Springer
Growing social concern about environmental quality has been observed in recent years, on
global and local scales. As the world's population continues to grow, it becomes imperative …

Exposure, toxicity, health impacts, and bioavailability of heavy metal mixtures

MAA Wijayawardena, M Megharaj, R Naidu - Advances in agronomy, 2016 - Elsevier
Exposure to chemical mixtures is a common and important determinant of toxicity in human
and environmental health issues. Although there is a wealth of information on single metal …

Trace element concentrations in liver of 16 species of cetaceans stranded on Pacific Islands from 1997 through 2013

AMK Hansen, CE Bryan, K West, BA Jensen - Archives of environmental …, 2016 - Springer
The impacts of anthropogenic contaminants on marine ecosystems are a concern
worldwide. Anthropogenic activities can enrich trace elements in marine biota to …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing disease and mortality among small cetaceans stranded at a world heritage site in southern Brazil

IG Domiciano, C Domit, MK Broadhurst, MS Koch… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Cetaceans are considered environmental sentinels and their health often reflects either
anthropogenic or natural spatio-temporal disturbances. This study investigated the …