Internal dynamics and metabolism of mercury in biota: A review of insights from mercury stable isotopes

ML Li, SY Kwon, BA Poulin, MTK Tsui… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Monitoring mercury (Hg) levels in biota is considered an important objective for the
effectiveness evaluation of the Minamata Convention. While many studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of biomagnification of Hg, As and Se in aquatic food webs: a review

L Córdoba-Tovar, J Marrugo-Negrete, PR Barón… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomagnification of trace elements is increasingly evident in aquatic ecosystems. In this
review we investigate the drivers of biomagnification of mercury (Hg), arsenic (As) and …

Widespread production of extracellular superoxide by heterotrophic bacteria

JM Diaz, CM Hansel, BM Voelker, CM Mendes… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Superoxide and other reactive oxygen species (ROS) originate from several natural sources
and profoundly influence numerous elemental cycles, including carbon and trace metals. In …

Patterns of trace metal bioaccumulation and trophic transfer in a phytoplankton-zooplankton-small pelagic fish marine food web

T Chouvelon, E Strady, M Harmelin-Vivien… - Marine Pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
Trace metal contamination in the European sardine and anchovy food web was investigated
in the Gulf of Lions, NW Mediterranean Sea, including seawater and size fractions of …

Bioconcentration, bioaccumulation and biomagnification of mercury in plankton of the Mediterranean Sea

JA Tesán-Onrubia, LE Heimbürger-Boavida… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Museum specimens of terrestrial vertebrates are sensitive indicators of environmental change in the Anthropocene

CJ Schmitt, JA Cook, KR Zamudio… - … Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Natural history museums and the specimen collections they curate are vital scientific
infrastructure, a fact as true today as it was when biologists began collecting and preserving …

New insight into biomagnification factor of mercury based on food web structure using stable isotopes of amino acids

D Kim, EJ Won, HE Cho, J Lee, KH Shin - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Although many attempts have been carried out to elaborate trophic magnification factor
(TMF) and biomagnification factor (BMF), such as normalizing the concentration of pollutants …

Mercury bioavailability and bioaccumulation in estuarine food webs in the Gulf of Maine

CY Chen, M Dionne, BM Mayes, DM Ward… - Environmental …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Marine food webs are important links between Hg in the environment and human exposure
via consumption of fish. Estuaries contain sediment repositories of Hg and are also critical …

Experimental and natural warming elevates mercury concentrations in estuarine fish

JA Dijkstra, KL Buckman, D Ward, DW Evans… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Marine food webs are the most important link between the global contaminant,
methylmercury (MeHg), and human exposure through consumption of seafood. Warming …

Oligotrophy as a major driver of mercury bioaccumulation in medium-to high-trophic level consumers: a marine ecosystem-comparative study

T Chouvelon, P Cresson, M Bouchoucha… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a global contaminant of environmental concern. Numerous factors
influencing its bioaccumulation in marine organisms have already been described at both …