Estuaries are sinks for mercury, in which the most toxic mercury form, neurotoxic
methylmercury (MeHg), is produced by mercury methylators and accumulates in estuarine …

Mercury is one of the most important metals to environmental researchers due to its toxicity.
In recent years, many authors determined the concentration of mercury and its different …

Anthropogenic activities, including combustion of fossil fuels, coal, and gold mining, are
significant sources of mercury (Hg) emissions into aquatic ecosystems. South Africa is a …

Sediment metal concentrations were assessed in five different beach regions (n= 183) of
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province in South Africa. Metal distribution revealed that Cr, Cu, Mo …

Background Mercury can be very toxic to human health even at low dose of exposure.
Artisanal small-scale miners (ASGMs) use mercury in gold production, hence are at risk of …

Metal pollution threatens freshwater ecosystems and consequently the well-being of human
communities consuming fish. The study evaluated the concentration of arsenic (As), mercury …

Background Mercury is a toxic metal with its effects on human health ranging from acute to
chronic in a very short time of exposure. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the …

As water pollution poses an increasing risk worldwide, it is timely to assess the
achievements of the aquatic macroinvertebrate ecotoxicology to provide a sound basis for …

Mercury has been used for many centuries in the production of consumer products such as
thermometers, electrical switches, fluorescent light bulbs, batteries, biocides and pesticides …

In this study, various metal concentrations were determined in environmental samples from
rivers in the vicinity of mining areas of the Northwest Province, South Africa. These metal …