Vegetation uptake of mercury and impacts on global cycling
Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that emits in large quantities to the atmosphere (> 6,000–
8,000 Mg Hg per year) through anthropogenic activities, biomass burning, geogenic …
8,000 Mg Hg per year) through anthropogenic activities, biomass burning, geogenic …
Arctic mercury cycling
Anthropogenic mercury (Hg) emissions have driven marked increases in Arctic Hg levels,
which are now being impacted by regional warming, with uncertain ecological …
which are now being impacted by regional warming, with uncertain ecological …
Rivers as the largest source of mercury to coastal oceans worldwide
Mercury is a potent neurotoxic substance and accounts for 250,000 intellectual disabilities
annually. Worldwide, coastal fisheries contribute the majority of human exposure to mercury …
annually. Worldwide, coastal fisheries contribute the majority of human exposure to mercury …
Global change effects on biogeochemical mercury cycling
Past and present anthropogenic mercury (Hg) release to ecosystems causes neurotoxicity
and cardiovascular disease in humans with an estimated economic cost of $117 billion USD …
and cardiovascular disease in humans with an estimated economic cost of $117 billion USD …
[HTML][HTML] Climate change and mercury in the Arctic: Abiotic interactions
Dramatic environmental shifts are occuring throughout the Arctic from climate change, with
consequences for the cycling of mercury (Hg). This review summarizes the latest science on …
consequences for the cycling of mercury (Hg). This review summarizes the latest science on …
An updated global mercury budget from a coupled atmosphere-land-ocean model: 40% more re-emissions buffer the effect of primary emission reductions
Y Zhang, P Zhang, Z Song, S Huang, T Yuan, P Wu… - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
The effectiveness of reducing the environmental level of mercury (Hg) by controlling
anthropogenic emissions depends on the magnitude of re-emissions from the land and …
anthropogenic emissions depends on the magnitude of re-emissions from the land and …
[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in understanding and measurement of mercury in the environment: Terrestrial Hg cycling
This review documents recent advances in terrestrial mercury cycling. Terrestrial mercury
(Hg) research has matured in some areas, and is developing rapidly in others. We …
(Hg) research has matured in some areas, and is developing rapidly in others. We …
The transpolar drift as a source of riverine and shelf‐derived trace elements to the central Arctic Ocean
A major surface circulation feature of the Arctic Ocean is the Transpolar Drift (TPD), a current
that transports river‐influenced shelf water from the Laptev and East Siberian Seas toward …
that transports river‐influenced shelf water from the Laptev and East Siberian Seas toward …
Multidecadal declines in particulate mercury and sediment export from Russian rivers in the pan-Arctic basin
S Zolkos, AV Zhulidov, TY Gurtovaya… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
High levels of methylmercury accumulation in marine biota are a concern throughout the
Arctic, where coastal ocean ecosystems received large riverine inputs of mercury (Hg)(40 …
Arctic, where coastal ocean ecosystems received large riverine inputs of mercury (Hg)(40 …
A global perspective on mercury cycling in the ocean
KL Bowman, CH Lamborg, AM Agather - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a ubiquitous metal in the ocean that undergoes in situ chemical
transformations in seawater and marine sediment. Most relevant to public health is the …
transformations in seawater and marine sediment. Most relevant to public health is the …