Metal (loid) s (As, Hg, Se, Pb and Cd) in paddy soil: Bioavailability and potential risk to human health

R Khanam, A Kumar, AK Nayak, M Shahid… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rice is one of the principal staple foods, essential for safeguarding the global food and
nutritional security, but due to different natural and anthropogenic sources, it also acts as …

Alternate wetting and drying: A water-saving and ecofriendly rice production system

M Ishfaq, M Farooq, U Zulfiqar, S Hussain… - Agricultural Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
Global warming and declining water resources are threatening the sustainability of rice
production and global food security. Conventional continuously flooded system (CF) of rice …

Challenges and opportunities for managing aquatic mercury pollution in altered landscapes

H Hsu-Kim, CS Eckley, D Achá, X Feng, CC Gilmour… - Ambio, 2018 - Springer
The environmental cycling of mercury (Hg) can be affected by natural and anthropogenic
perturbations. Of particular concern is how these disruptions increase mobilization of Hg …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in understanding and measurement of mercury in the environment: Terrestrial Hg cycling

K Bishop, JB Shanley, A Riscassi, HA de Wit… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Rice methylmercury exposure and mitigation: a comprehensive review

SE Rothenberg, L Windham-Myers, JE Creswell - Environmental research, 2014 - Elsevier
Rice cultivation practices from field preparation to post-harvest transform rice paddies into
hot spots for microbial mercury methylation, converting less-toxic inorganic mercury to more …

Understanding mercury methylation in the changing environment: Recent advances in assessing microbial methylators and mercury bioavailability

WL Tang, YR Liu, WY Guan, H Zhong, XM Qu… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a neurotoxin, mainly derived from microbial mercury methylation in
natural aquatic environments, and poses threats to human health. Polar regions and paddy …

Recent advances in the study of mercury methylation in aquatic systems

AR Paranjape, BD Hall - Facets, 2017 - facetsjournal.com
With increasing input of neurotoxic mercury to environments as a result of anthropogenic
activity, it has become imperative to examine how mercury may enter biotic systems through …

Mercury in rice paddy fields and how does some agricultural activities affect the translocation and transformation of mercury-A critical review

Z Tang, F Fan, S Deng, D Wang - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2020 - Elsevier
Human exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) through rice consumption is raising health
concerns. It has long been recognized that MeHg found in rice grain predominately …

Mercury methylation in rice paddy and accumulation in rice plant: a review

L Zhao, B Meng, X Feng - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2020 - Elsevier
The bioavailability and toxicity of mercury (Hg) are dependent on its chemical speciation, in
which methylmercury (MeHg) is the most toxic compound. Inorganic Hg can be transformed …

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 …