Methylmercury exposure in wildlife: a review of the ecological and physiological processes affecting contaminant concentrations and their interpretation

J Chételat, JT Ackerman, CA Eagles-Smith… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) can result in detrimental health effects in wildlife. With
advances in ecological indicators and analytical techniques for measurement of MeHg in a …

[PDF][PDF] Mercury methylation in oxic aquatic macro-environments: a review.

A Gallorini, JL Loizeau - Journal of Limnology, 2021 - access.archive-ouverte.unige.ch
Mercury methylation in aquatic environments is a key process that incorporates this
neurotoxin into the food chain and ultimately the human diet. Mercury methylation is …

Seasonal riverine inputs may affect diet and mercury bioaccumulation in Arctic coastal zooplankton

N Carrasco, M McGovern, A Evenset, JE Søreide… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change driven increases in permafrost thaw and terrestrial runoff are expected to
facilitate the mobilization and transport of mercury (Hg) from catchment soils to coastal areas …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating effects of climate-induced changes in water temperature and diet on mercury concentrations in an Arctic freshwater forage fish

SM Laske, SM Burke, MP Carey, HK Swanson… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The amount of mercury (Hg) in Arctic lake food webs is, and will continue to be, affected by
rapid, ongoing climate change. At warmer temperatures, fish require more energy to sustain …

Characteristics of plankton Hg bioaccumulations based on a global data set and the implications for aquatic systems with aggravating nutrient imbalance

Z Li, J Chi, Z Wu, Y Zhang, Y Liu, L Huang, Y Lu… - … Science & Engineering, 2022 - Springer
The bioaccumulation of mercury (Hg) in aquatic ecosystem poses a potential health risk to
human being and aquatic organism. Bioaccumulations by plankton represent a crucial …

Investigating the diet source influence on freshwater fish mercury bioaccumulation and fatty acids—Experiences from Swedish lakes and Chinese reservoirs

P Wu, H Yan, MJ Kainz, B Branfireun, AK Bergström… - Ecotoxicology, 2024 - Springer
Dietary uptake is key for transferring potentially toxic contaminants, such as mercury (Hg)
and essential dietary nutrients, such as polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), to consumers at …

A Meta-Analysis of Mercury Biomagnification in Freshwater Predatory Invertebrates: Community Diversity and Dietary Exposure Drive Variability

CA Sinclair, TS Garcia… - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Accurate estimates of methylmercury (MeHg) exposure are valuable to actionably assess
risk and protect wildlife and human health. MeHg trophic transfer is a critical driver of risk …

Diet influences on growth and mercury concentrations of two salmonid species from lakes in the eastern Canadian Arctic

J Chételat, Y Shao, MC Richardson, GA MacMillan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Diet, age, and growth rate influences on fish mercury concentrations were investigated for
Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in lakes of the eastern …

Mercury dynamics at the base of the pelagic food web of the Gulf of Gdańsk, southern Baltic Sea

A Jędruch, J Bełdowski, M Bełdowska - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Planktonic organisms, which have direct contact with water, serve as the entry point for
mercury (Hg), into the marine food web, impacting its levels in higher organisms, including …

Diet influence on mercury bioaccumulation as revealed by polyunsaturated fatty acids in zoobenthos from two contrasting environments: Chinese reservoirs and …

M Jing, D Lin, P Wu, MJ Kainz, K Bishop, H Yan… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The bioaccumulation of mercury (Hg) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in zoobenthos
varies across aquatic food webs. In this field study, contents of total Hg (THg), methylmercury …