Sulphate in freshwater ecosystems: A review of sources, biogeochemical cycles, ecotoxicological effects and bioremediation

D Zak, M Hupfer, A Cabezas, G Jurasinski, J Audet… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Sulphate (SO 4 2-) concentrations in freshwaters have increased globally over the
last decades even though a strong reduction in atmospheric sulphur (S) deposition has …

Mercury methylation by anaerobic microorganisms: a review

M Ma, H Du, D Wang - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Although mercury (Hg) is toxic at all valence states, organic Hg, especially
monomethylmercury (MeHg, CH3Hg+, methylmercury), is more toxic than inorganic Hg (Hg …

Global prevalence and distribution of genes and microorganisms involved in mercury methylation

M Podar, CC Gilmour, CC Brandt, A Soren… - Science …, 2015 - science.org
Mercury (Hg) methylation produces the neurotoxic, highly bioaccumulative methylmercury
(MeHg). The highly conserved nature of the recently identified Hg methylation genes hgcAB …

Mercury enrichments provide evidence of Early Triassic volcanism following the end-Permian mass extinction

J Shen, TJ Algeo, NJ Planavsky, J Yu, Q Feng… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Oceanic environments and biotas were in a state of near-continuous perturbation during the
Early Triassic, the~ 5-million-year interval following the latest Permian mass extinction …

Mercury methylation dynamics in estuarine and coastal marine environments—a critical review

KA Merritt, A Amirbahman - Earth-Science Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Considerable recent research has focused on methylmercury (MeHg) cycling within
estuarine and coastal marine environments. Because MeHg represents a potent neurotoxin …

[HTML][HTML] Mercury pollution in the coastal Urmia aquifer in northwestern Iran: potential sources, mobility, and toxicity

V Amiri, P Li, P Bhattacharya, M Nakhaei - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
The concentration of total dissolved mercury (Hg T) in surface and groundwater resources in
the coastal parts of Urmia aquifer (NW of Iran) was investigated to identify the possible …

Mercury cycling in stream ecosystems. 2. Benthic methylmercury production and bed sediment− pore water partitioning

M Marvin-DiPasquale, MA Lutz… - … science & technology, 2009 - ACS Publications
Mercury speciation, controls on methylmercury (MeHg) production, and bed sediment− pore
water partitioning of total Hg (THg) and MeHg were examined in bed sediment from eight …

Mercury in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea: A response to decreased atmospheric deposition and changing environment

A Jędruch, L Falkowska, D Saniewska… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Our review of the literature showed that since the beginning of the socio-economic
transformation in Poland in the 1990s, the downward trend in Hg emissions and its …

Methylmercury production in a Chesapeake Bay salt marsh

CPJ Mitchell, CC Gilmour - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In a detailed study of the biogeochemical factors affecting the methylation of mercury in a
Chesapeake Bay salt marsh, we examined relationships between mercury methylation and …

Methylmercury production in sediments of Chesapeake Bay and the mid-Atlantic continental margin

TA Hollweg, CC Gilmour, RP Mason - Marine chemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) concentration and production rates were studied in bottom
sediments along the mainstem of Chesapeake Bay and on the adjoining continental shelf …