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Transcriptomic evidence for versatile metabolic activities of mercury cycling microorganisms in brackish microbial mats

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 2021
Methylmercury, biomagnifying through food chains, is highly toxic for aquatic life. Its production and degradation are largely driven by microbial transformations; however, diversity and metabolic activity of mercury transformers, resulting in ...
Adrien Vigneron, Perrine Cruaud, Johanne Aubé, Rémy Guyoneaud, Marisol Goñi-Urriza   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Towards Responsible Mining in Africa: Problematising the Environmental and Public Health Concerns of Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining in Ghana

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There have been emerging media reports on the impact of cyanide and mercury use in artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) operations on community health, especially among pregnant and non‐pregnant women, ASGM miners, and children in rural Africa.
Francis Arthur‐Holmes, Emmanuel Selasi Tomude, Steve Ahenkora Amoako   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of heavy metals on differentiated neuronal and glial cells [PDF]

, 2007
Heavy metal poisoning poses a serious health risk among populations worldwide. The symptoms presented by exposure are varied and depend upon the species of the metal, the age of the individual and the exposure dose.
Lawton, M, Lawton, Michelle
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Methylmercury in Fish [PDF]

, 2004
Suggestions for modifying fish consumption to reduce methylmercury intake are ...
Saulo, Aurora A.
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Environmental Contaminant Accumulation in Freshwater Turtles Inhabiting Three Rivers of the Permian Basin, New Mexico, USA

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Freshwater turtles are valuable sentinels of aquatic systems due to their long lifespans and resilience in environments impacted by contaminants. The Permian Basin, dominated by the oil and gas sector, spans western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, USA, including the Pecos River and its tributaries, the Delaware and Black Rivers.
Ana G. G. Sapp, W. Gregory Cope, Christopher E. Moorman, Frank X. Weber, Ivana Mali   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Health Information Matter for Modifying Consumption?, October 2006 [PDF]

, 2006
A field experiment was conducted in France to evaluate the impact of health information on fish consumption. A warning given to the treatment group revealed the risks of methylmercury contamination in fish and also gave consumption recommendations. Using

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Mimicking receptor for methylmercury preconcentration based on ion-imprinting

, 2006
WOS: 000244369600029PubMed ID: 19071362Solid-phase extraction (SPE) based on molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were used to develop selective separation and preconcentration for methylmercury ion from complex matrixes.
Büyüktiryaki, Sibel, Say, Rıdvan, Denizli, Adil, Ersöz, Arzu, Arzu Ersöz, Adil Deni̇zli̇, Sıbel Büyüktıryakı, SAY, R, R SAY   +8 more
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Mercury and methylmercury in muscle tissue of chub from the Elbe River main tributaries

Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2008
The aim of the present study was to investigate the concentrations of total mercury and methylmercury in muscle of 55 chub (Leuciscus cephalus) from seven main tributaries (Orlice, Chrudimka, Cidlina, Jizera, Vltava, Ohře, Bílina) of the Elbe River and ...
Kamila KRUŽÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka SVOBODOVÁ, Olga VALENTOVÁ, Tomáš RANDÁK, Josef VELÍŠEK   +4 more
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Maternal methylmercury exposure through rice ingestion and child neurodevelopment in the first three years: a prospective cohort study in rural China

Environmental Health, 2021
Background Rice is an important dietary source for methylmercury; however, rice does not contain the same beneficial nutrients as fish. Our main objective was to assess associations of prenatal methylmercury exposure through rice ingestion with child ...
Sarah E. Rothenberg, Susan A. Korrick, Jihong Liu, Yanfen Nong, Hua Nong, Chuan Hong, Eva P. Trinh, Xu Jiang, Fred J. Biasini, Fengxiu Ouyang   +9 more
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Experimental Evidence for Mobilization of Mercury From the Eggshell by the Developing Embryo in an Avian Model Organism

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Of the many pollutants wildlife is exposed to, mercury ranks among the most toxic. In birds, mercury does not only accumulate within generations, but also is transferred across generations via maternal offloading in eggs, with higher mercury concentrations found in shells of unhatched eggs.
Matteo Beccardi, Justine Bertram, Sandra Bouwhuis, Pablo Salmón, Peter J. Schupp, Oscar Vedder   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source