In Walden, Thoreau1 noted that “the largest pond is as sensitive to atmospheric changes as
the globule of mercury in its tube”. Here, we consider the modern understanding of the …

Speciation of mercury compounds in environmental samples requires rigorous analytical
procedures at each stage of sample collection, treatment and measurement. Sampling, the …

Anthropogenic activities have enriched mercury in the biosphere by at least a factor of three,
leading to increases in total mercury (Hg) in the surface ocean. However, the impacts on …

EFSA was asked by the European Commission to consider new developments regarding
inorganic mercury and methylmercury toxicity and evaluate whether the Joint FAO/WHO …

Background Methylmercury exposure causes a variety of adverse effects on human health.
Per capita estimates of mercury exposure are critical for risk assessments and for …

Mercury and methylmercury were measured in seawater and biota collected from the outer
Bay of Fundy to better document mercury bioaccumulation in a temperate marine food web …

Plankton plays a prominent role in the bioaccumulation of mercury (Hg). The MERITE-
HIPPOCAMPE campaign was carried out in spring 2019 along a north-south transect …

Humans are exposed to methylmercury (MeHg) principally by consumption of marine fish.
The coastal zone supports the majority of marine fish production, and may therefore be an …

Tissues of subsistence-harvested Arctic mammals were analyzed for silver (Ag), cadmium
(Cd), and total mercury (THg). Muscle (or total body homogenates of potential fish and …

The bioaccumulation of metals in an animal depends on a multitude of factors: biotic ones,
like its body dimensions and mass, age, sex, diet, metabolism, and position in the trophic …