Remediation of mercury contaminated sites–a review

J Wang, X Feng, CWN Anderson, Y Xing… - Journal of hazardous …, 2012 - Elsevier
Environmental contamination caused by mercury is a serious problem worldwide. Coal
combustion, mercury and gold mining activities and industrial activities have led to an …

Mechanisms of metal toxicity in plants

H Küpper, E Andresen - Metallomics, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Metal toxicity in plants is still a global problem for the environment, agriculture and ultimately
human health. This review initially addresses the current state of the environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Use of biochar to reduce mercury accumulation in Oryza sativa L: A trial for sustainable management of historically polluted farmlands

Y Man, B Wang, J Wang, M Slaný, H Yan, P Li… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mitigating the risk of mercury (Hg) contamination in rice soils using environmental friendly
amendments is essential to reducing the probable daily intake (PDI) of MeHg via rice …

Health risk and significance of mercury in the environment

WC Li, HF Tse - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2015 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) has long been recognised as a global pollutant, because it can remain in the
atmosphere for more than 1 year. The mercury that enters the environment is generally …

[HTML][HTML] Rice hull biochar enhances the mobilization and methylation of mercury in a soil under changing redox conditions: Implication for Hg risks management in …

Y Xing, J Wang, CES Kinder, X Yang, M Slaný… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar amendment to paddy soils was promising to mitigate mercury (Hg) accumulation in
rice; thus, it was applied to reduce human Hg exposure via rice consumption. However, how …

Assessing mercury pollution at a primary ore site with both ancient and industrial mining and smelting activities

B Zhao, D O'Connor, H Zhang, Y Jin, Y Wang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Minamata Convention on Mercury has mandated a renewed global effort to
tackle Hg pollution. The present study evaluates Hg pollution at a primary Hg production site …

Biogenesis of mercury–sulfur nanoparticles in plant leaves from atmospheric gaseous mercury

A Manceau, J Wang, M Rovezzi… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Plant leaves serve both as a sink for gaseous elemental mercury (Hg) from the atmosphere
and a source of toxic mercury to terrestrial ecosystems. Litterfall is the primary deposition …

Spent mushroom compost and calcium carbonate modification enhances phytoremediation potential of Macleaya cordata to lead-zinc mine tailings

B Cai, Y Chen, L Du, Z Liu, L He - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation is an essential technique for mines' ecological restoration. Modifiers
addition can alleviate the stress of heavy metals to plants and enhanced remediation …

The use of calcium carbonate-enriched clay minerals and diammonium phosphate as novel immobilization agents for mercury remediation: Spectral investigations …

J Wang, Y Xing, Y Xie, Y Meng, J Xia, X Feng - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
We used calcium carbonate-enriched clay minerals (CECM) and diammonium phosphate
(DAP) as immobilization agents for mercury (Hg) immobilization. The effects of CECM, DAP …

Accumulation and translocation of 198Hg in four crop species

L Cui, X Feng, CJ Lin, X Wang, B Meng… - Environmental …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The uptake and transport of mercury (Hg) through vegetation play an important role in the
biogeochemical cycling of Hg. However, quantitative information regarding Hg translocation …