Photocatalytic degradation of sulfamethoxazole using TiO2-based materials–Perspectives for the development of a sustainable water treatment technology

J Musial, DT Mlynarczyk, BJ Stanisz - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous photocatalysis using titanium dioxide-based materials is considered a
promising and innovative solution to the water pollution problem. However, due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Geological evolution of offshore pollution and its long-term potential impacts on marine ecosystems

Q Zhou, S Wang, J Liu, X Hu, Y Liu, Y He, X He… - Geoscience …, 2022 - Elsevier
Populations and metropolitan centers are accumulated in coastal areas around the world. In
view of the fact that they are geographically adjacent to coasts and intense anthropogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Amazon forests capture high levels of atmospheric mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining

JR Gerson, N Szponar, AA Zambrano… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Mercury emissions from artisanal and small-scale gold mining throughout the Global South
exceed coal combustion as the largest global source of mercury. We examined mercury …

Addressing chemical pollution in biodiversity research

G Sigmund, M Ågerstrand, A Antonelli… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and chemical pollution are planetary‐scale emergencies
requiring urgent mitigation actions. As these “triple crises” are deeply interlinked, they need …

Rivers as the largest source of mercury to coastal oceans worldwide

M Liu, Q Zhang, T Maavara, S Liu, X Wang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
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 …

Adsorptive removal of heavy metal ions using graphene-based nanomaterials: Toxicity, roles of functional groups and mechanisms

SZN Ahmad, WNW Salleh, AF Ismail, N Yusof… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The endless introduction of toxic heavy metals through industrialization has worsened the
heavy metal pollution in the environment. Thus, the need for its effective removal has …

Toxicity of mercury: Molecular evidence

L Yang, Y Zhang, F Wang, Z Luo, S Guo, U Strähle - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Minamata disease in Japan and the large-scale poisoning by methylmercury (MeHg) in Iraq
caused wide public concerns about the risk emanating from mercury for human health …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental behavior, human health effect, and pollution control of heavy metal (loid) s toward full life cycle processes

H Deng, Y Tu, H Wang, Z Wang, Y Li, L Chai… - Eco-Environment & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal (loid) s (HMs) have caused serious environmental pollution and health risks.
Although the past few years have witnessed the achievements of studies on environmental …

Mercury as a proxy for volcanic emissions in the geologic record

SE Grasby, TR Them II, Z Chen, R Yin… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Large igneous province (LIP) eruptions are increasingly considered to have driven mass
extinction events throughout the Phanerozoic; however, uncertainties in radiometric age …

Updated global and oceanic mercury budgets for the United Nations Global Mercury Assessment 2018

PM Outridge, RP Mason, F Wang… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
In support of international efforts to reduce mercury (Hg) exposure in humans and wildlife,
this paper reviews the literature concerning global Hg emissions, cycling and fate, and …