Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination of the global tropics outpaces our understanding
of its consequences for biodiversity. Knowledge gaps of pollution exposure could obscure …

Mercury is an industrial pollutant of global concern. Currently entomofauna is disappearing
and chemical pollution is one cause, however, it is unknown whether mercury is an …

Non-ferrous metal mining is considered one of the largest sources of toxic metal released to
the environment and may threaten ecosystems, notably biota. We explored how birds that …

Abstract Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) represents a significant source of
anthropogenic mercury emissions to the environment, with potentially severe implications for …

In the Amazon rainforest, methylmercury (MeHg) is easily biomagnified and bio-
accumulated in the aquatic food chain. This unique biome has been studied for occupational …

Although feathers are commonly used to monitor mercury (Hg) in avian populations, their
reliability as a sampling matrix has not been thoroughly assessed for many avian species …

Mercury (Hg) use in artisanal gold mining in the Colombian Amazon is widespread, and little
is known about the exposure on local indigenous people. The aim of this study was to …

The proposes of this study were to compare THg (total mercury), Pb (Lead), Cd (Cadmium),
and Mn (Manganese) contamination in poultry blood between polluted areas (≤ 25 km) and …

The exposure to arsenic and mercury in various insect trophic guilds from two mercury
mining sites in Mexico was assessed. The two study sites were La Laja (LL) and La Soledad …

Metalliferous mining, a major source of metals and metalloids, has severe potential
environmental impacts. However, the number of papers published in international peer …