Internal dynamics and metabolism of mercury in biota: A review of insights from mercury stable isotopes

ML Li, SY Kwon, BA Poulin, MTK Tsui… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Monitoring mercury (Hg) levels in biota is considered an important objective for the
effectiveness evaluation of the Minamata Convention. While many studies have …

In vivo formation of HgSe nanoparticles and Hg–tetraselenolate complex from methylmercury in seabirds—implications for the Hg–Se antagonism

A Manceau, AC Gaillot, P Glatzel… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In vivo and in vitro evidence for detoxification of methylmercury (MeHg) as insoluble mercury
selenide (HgSe) underlies the central paradigm that mercury exposure is not or little …

Mercury stable isotopes in the ocean: Analytical methods, cycling, and application as tracers

Z Zhou, H Wang, Y Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) has seven stable isotopes that can be utilized to trace the sources of Hg and
evaluate the importance of transport and transformation processes in the cycling of Hg in the …

Mercury isotopes of key tissues document mercury metabolic processes in seabirds

M Renedo, Z Pedrero, D Amouroux, Y Cherel… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Seabirds accumulate significant amounts of mercury (Hg) due to their long-life span together
with their medium to high trophic position in marine food webs. Hg speciation and Hg …

Mercury isotopes identify near-surface marine mercury in deep-sea trench biota

JD Blum, JC Drazen, MW Johnson… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Mercury isotopic compositions of amphipods and snailfish from deep-sea trenches reveal
information on the sources and transformations of mercury in the deep oceans. Evidence for …

Mercury isotope values in shoreline spiders reveal the transfer of aquatic mercury sources to terrestrial food webs

SE Janssen, CJ Kotalik, CA Eagles-Smith… - … & Technology Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
The transfer of aquatic contaminants, including mercury (Hg), to terrestrial food webs is an
often-overlooked exposure pathway to terrestrial animals. While research has implemented …

Co-considering selenium concentrations alters mercury-based fish and seafood consumption advice: A data compilation and critical assessment

CJ Zampetti, JE Brandt - Environmental Science & Technology …, 2023 - ACS Publications
There has been persistent interest in the mediating role of the micronutrient selenium (Se) in
mercury (Hg) toxicity since the 1960s. Despite many unresolved questions regarding Se–Hg …

A 1500-year record of mercury isotopes in seal feces documents sea ice changes in the Antarctic

H Liu, W Zheng, BA Bergquist, Y Gao, F Yue… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Temporal and spatial variations in sea ice coverage at high Northern Hemisphere latitudes
have been shown to affect the photodegradation of methylmercury in seawater and the …

Mercury isotope fractionation by internal demethylation and biomineralization reactions in seabirds: Implications for environmental mercury science

A Manceau, R Brossier, SE Janssen… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A prerequisite for environmental and toxicological applications of mercury (Hg) stable
isotopes in wildlife and humans is quantifying the isotopic fractionation of biological …

Foraging depth depicts resource partitioning and contamination level in a pelagic shark assemblage: Insights from mercury stable isotopes

L Besnard, G Le Croizier, F Galván-Magaña… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The decline of shark populations in the world ocean is affecting ecosystem structure and
function in an unpredictable way and new ecological information is today needed to better …