Biodynamics understanding of mercury accumulation in marine and freshwater fish

W Wang - Advances in environmental research, 2012 - repository.ust.hk
Mercury (Hg) is a global environmental pollutant that has been the cause of many public
concerns. One particular concern about Hg in aquatic systems is its trophic transfer and …

The three 'B'of fish mercury in China: bioaccumulation, biodynamics and biotransformation

X Wang, WX Wang - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a global toxic pollutant and has raised the world's attention for decades. In
this study, we reviewed the fish mercury levels in China (both marine and freshwater, as well …

Particle number-based trophic transfer of gold nanomaterials in an aquatic food chain

F Abdolahpur Monikh, L Chupani… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Analytical limitations considerably hinder our understanding of the impacts of the
physicochemical properties of nanomaterials (NMs) on their biological fate in organisms …

[HTML][HTML] Mercury bioaccessibility in fish and seafood: Effect of method, cooking and trophic level on consumption risk assessment

F Costa, CL Mieiro, ME Pereira, JP Coelho - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
The bioaccessible Hg fraction in fish and seafood commonly present in the Mediterranean
diet was assessed through three distinct in vitro extraction schemes. Each extraction method …

Antagonistic interaction of mercury and selenium in a marine fish is dependent on their chemical species

F Dang, WX Wang - Environmental science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
It is well-known that selenium (Se) shows protective effects against mercury (Hg)
bioaccumulation and toxicity, but the underlying effects of Se chemical species …

Why mercury concentration increases with fish size? Biokinetic explanation

F Dang, WX Wang - Environmental Pollution, 2012 - Elsevier
In field-collected juvenile blackhead seabream Acanthopagrus schlegeli schlegeli,
measured total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations were related to …

Accumulation, subcellular distribution and toxicity of inorganic mercury and methylmercury in marine phytoplankton

Y Wu, WX Wang - Environmental Pollution, 2011 - Elsevier
We examined the accumulation, subcellular distribution, and toxicity of Hg (II) and MeHg in
three marine phytoplankton (the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana, the green alga Chlorella …

Bioaccessibility-corrected health risk of heavy metal exposure via shellfish consumption in coastal region of China

M Chai, R Li, Y Gong, X Shen, L Yu - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
A systematic investigation into bioaccessible heavy metals in shellfish Crassostrea
ariakensis, Chlamys farreri, and Sinonovacula constricta from coastal cities Shenzhen …

Physiologically based pharmacokinetic model for inorganic and methylmercury in a marine fish

X Wang, WX Wang - Environmental Science & Technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
A physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model was developed to simulate the
uptake, distribution, and elimination of inorganic mercury [Hg (II)] and methylmercury (MeHg) …

Methylmercury biomagnification in aquatic food webs of Poyang Lake, China: Insights from amino acid signatures

Z Zhang, WX Wang, N Zheng, Y Cao, H Xiao… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
As the dominant mercury species in fish, methylmercury (MeHg) biomagnifies during its
trophic transfer through aquatic food webs. MeHg is known to bind to cysteine, forming the …