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Mercury removal in wastewater by iron oxide nanoparticles [PDF]
, 2016 Mercury is one of the persistent pollutants in wastewater; it is becoming a severe environmental and public health problem, this is why nowadays its removal is an obligation.
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Psychiatric aspects of methylmercury poisoning [PDF]
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 1974 Forty-three patients with methylmercury poisoning were studied; 74·4% showed some degree of depression. Their blood levels of mercury were higher than the average values for the whole group, and considerably higher than the blood levels of the non-depressed patients.
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Designing Environmental Policy: Lessons from the Regulation of Mercury Emissions [PDF]
In its waning days, the Clinton administration decided that it was appropriate to regulate mercury emissions from power plants. The incoming Bush administration had to decide how best to regulate these emissions.
Gayer, Ted, Hahn, Robert W.
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Contaminants in Unionid Mussels from the Confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers [PDF]
, 2008 Unionid mussels were collected from three mussel beds near the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers in 2003 to evaluate concentrations of selected elements and organic compounds in three abundant species and to preliminarily investigate the ...
Esarey, Joan +5 more
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Mercury and methylmercury content in chub from the Svitava and Svratka Rivers at agglomeration Brno
Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2009 The aim of our study was to determine the total mercury and methylmercury contents in the muscle of indicator fish, to determine the total mercury contents in the sediment, and to evaluate the health risks associated with fish contamination.
Kamila Kružíková +5 more
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Does Mercury in Fish Come from the Air? [PDF]
Concerns with public health risks associated with mercury-contaminated fish have prompted a variety of proposals to cut or eliminate mercury emissions.
Knuffman, Nathan, Lutter, Randall
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Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Franciscanas from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina [PDF]
, 2002 Marine mammals accumulate heavy metals in their tissues at different concentrations according to trophic levels and environmental conditions. The franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) is a small coastal species inhabiting the marine and estuarine areas of
Bastida, R.O. +4 more
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Air, Soil and Water Research, 2008 Total and organic mercury contents were determined from samples of surface soils (0-5 cm), sieved at ≤63 μm. collected from 10 different locations in the upper Manzanares River watershed, using cold vapor atomic absorption spectroscopy. Methylmercury was
Yahsέ Rojas Challa +4 more
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The Public Health and Economic Impacts of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Contaminants on U.S. Fisheries [PDF]
Widely dispersed information from the public health, economic, and fisheries management literature is synthesized to examine the impacts of PBT contamination, including current and potential impacts on public health and the ongoing economic impacts this ...
Kazmierczak, Richard F., Jr. +1 more
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Fixing Food Safety: Protecting America's Food Supply From Farm-to-Fork [PDF]
, 2008 Provides an overview of the major concerns regarding U.S. food safety, including an ineffective regulatory system, and of food-borne disease threats.
Jeffrey Levi +2 more
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