Ecological impacts of run-of-river hydropower plants—Current status and future prospects on the brink of energy transition

A Kuriqi, AN Pinheiro, A Sordo-Ward… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The general perception of small run-of-river hydropower plants as renewable energy
sources with little or no environmental impacts has led to a global proliferation of this …

An overview of mercury emissions in the energy industry-A step to mercury footprint assessment

P Charvát, L Klimeš, J Pospíšil, JJ Klemeš… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The energy industry is currently the second largest anthropogenic source of mercury
pollution worldwide, and in many countries, it is by far the largest anthropogenic source of …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of hydroelectric dams on mercury dynamics in South America: A review

IA Pestana, LS Azevedo, WR Bastos, CMM de Souza - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
The increase in global demand for electric energy is reflected in plans to construct numerous
hydroelectric dams in South America that can cause chronic ecological impacts if not built …

Bioaccumulation characteristics of mercury in fish in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China

Q Xu, L Zhao, Y Wang, Q Xie, D Yin, X Feng… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Newly constructed reservoirs were recognized as hotspot of mercury (Hg) methylation, and
then methylmercury (MeHg) accumulation in food chains. The risk of elevated MeHg …

[PDF][PDF] Shaping changes in the ecological status of watercourses within barrages with hydropower schemes: literature review

P Tomczyk, M Wiatkowski - Archives of Environmental Protection, 2020 - bibliotekanauki.pl
Hydropower use of watercourses has tangible consequences for the environment, society
and economy. Based on a literature review and their own research, the authors present …

Role of organic matter and microbial communities in mercury retention and methylation in sediments near run-of-river hydroelectric dams

LM Ferriz, DE Ponton, V Storck, M Leclerc… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Run-of-river power plants (RoRs) are expected to triple in number over the next decades in
Canada. These structures are not anticipated to considerably promote the mobilization and …

Understanding food web mercury accumulation through trophic transfer and carbon processing along a river affected by recent run-of-river dams

DE Ponton, RA Lavoie, M Leclerc… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Unlike large dams which favor methylation of Hg in flooded soils over long periods, run-of-
river dams are designed to flood a limited area of soils and are therefore not expected to …

Mercury in the Amazon: Problem or opportunity? A commentary on 30 years of research on the subject

JRD Guimaraes - Elem Sci Anth, 2020 - online.ucpress.edu
The aim of this text is to present a critical overview of Hg research in the Amazon along the
last 30 years, discussing some of the lessons learned and the unique challenges that the …

Endophytic bacteria mitigate mercury toxicity to host plants

IS Mello, W Pietro-Souza, BM Barros, GF da Silva… - Symbiosis, 2019 - Springer
Plant communities growing in metal-contaminated areas can develop resistance
mechanisms by establishing symbiotic associations with endophytic microorganisms. The …

Dynamics of Hg and MeHg in the Madeira River basin (Western Amazon) before and after impoundment of a run-of-river hydroelectric dam

WR Bastos, JG Dórea, LD Lacerda, R Almeida… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The impact of a hydroelectric run-of-river (RoR) dam construction on the dynamics of total
mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) is of interest to the environment and health of …