Internal dynamics and metabolism of mercury in biota: A review of insights from mercury stable isotopes

ML Li, SY Kwon, BA Poulin, MTK Tsui… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Monitoring mercury (Hg) levels in biota is considered an important objective for the
effectiveness evaluation of the Minamata Convention. While many studies have …

Mercury cycling and isotopic fractionation in global forests

X Wang, W Yuan, CJ Lin, X Feng - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Forest ecosystem accounts for 31% of global land areas and plays a key role in the global
biogeochemical cycling of mercury (Hg). In this critical review, datasets of Hg flux …

Mercury sources, transport, and transformation in rainfall-runoff processes: Mercury isotope approach

R Li, J Yan, C Wang, S Yang, L Zhang, T Peng, W Zhu… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) in runoff water poses significant ecological risks to aquatic ecosystems that
can affect organisms. However, accurately identifying the sources and transformation …

Geographic drivers of mercury entry into aquatic food webs revealed by mercury stable isotopes in dragonfly larvae

SE Janssen, CJ Kotalik, JJ Willacker… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric mercury (Hg) emissions and subsequent transport and deposition are major
concerns within protected lands, including national parks, where Hg can bioaccumulate to …

Fate and Transport of Mercury through Waterflows in a Tropical Rainforest

W Yuan, X Wang, CJ Lin, G Zhang, F Wu… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Knowledge gaps of mercury (Hg) biogeochemical processes in the tropical rainforest limit
our understanding of the global Hg mass budget. In this study, we applied Hg stable isotope …

Contrasting mercury contamination scenarios and site susceptibilities confound fish mercury burdens in Suriname, South America

A Vreedzaam, P Ouboter, AD Hindori-Mohangoo… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In Suriname, mercury (Hg) use has recently increased because of gold mining,
which has put fish-reliant communities (eg, Indigenous and Tribal) at risk of enhanced Hg …

Challenges in quantifying and characterizing dissolved organic carbon: sampling, isolation, storage, and analysis

ATS Chow, Y Ulus, G Huang, MA Kline… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the advancements in analytical techniques, there are still great challenges and
difficulties in accurately and effectively quantifying and characterizing dissolved organic …

Biogenic methane in coastal unconsolidated sediment systems: A review

X Duan, P Yin, N Tsona, K Cao, Y Xie, X He… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine sediments are the world's largest known reservoir of methane. In many coastal
regions, methane is trapped in sediments buried at depths ranging from centimeters to …

Mercury isotope compositions in seawater and marine fish revealed the sources and processes of mercury in the food web within differing marine compartments

S Yang, P Li, K Sun, N Wei, J Liu, X Feng - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities and climate change have significantly increased mercury (Hg)
levels in seawater. However, the processes and sources of Hg in differing marine …

Examining historical mercury sources in the Saint Louis River estuary: How legacy contamination influences biological mercury levels in Great Lakes coastal regions

SE Janssen, JC Hoffman, RF Lepak… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Industrial chemical contamination within coastal regions of the Great Lakes can pose
serious risks to wetland habitat and offshore fisheries, often resulting in fish consumption …