Mercury is one of the most important metals to environmental researchers due to its toxicity.
In recent years, many authors determined the concentration of mercury and its different …

Anthropogenic activities, including combustion of fossil fuels, coal, and gold mining, are
significant sources of mercury (Hg) emissions into aquatic ecosystems. South Africa is a …

The present paper is a review on the status of mercury (Hg) as a pollutant in South African
aquatic ecosystems. Spatial patterns of Hg distribution and bioaccumulation in water …

Despite intensive mining activities in Burkina Faso, little is known on the environmental
impacts of metals and metalloids potentially released from these activities. Water samples …

Abstract The Atrato River basin was protected by Colombian law due to anthropogenic
impacts, mainly from illegal gold mining, which triggered a critical environmental health …

Mercury measurements were concurrently made in air (Gaseous Elemental Mercury, ie
GEM) as well as in precipitation samples (Total mercury, ie TotHg) over a seven year period …

Since the Minamata conference, the scientific and professional worlds (gold industry, metal
extraction, health) have come together to conduct research and raise awareness of the …

In this study, wild hatched eggshells were collected from the nests of threatened Wattled
Crane and South Ground-Hornbill in an attempt to determine their total Hg concentrations. A …

Mercury (Hg) speciation and bioavailability were studied in surface water, surface sediment
and freshwater fish samples collected upstream and downstream of the Medupi (currently …

Mercury is a persistent environmental pollutant that has the potential to adversely affect
human health, particularly, foetal neurodevelopment. The purpose of the study was to …