Impact of mercury atmospheric deposition on soils and streams in a mountainous catchment (Vosges, France) polluted by chlor-alkali industrial activity: The important trapping role of the organic matter [PDF]
, 2006 Total atmospheric Hg contamination in a French mountainous catchment upstream from a chlor-alkali industrial site was assessed using Hg concentrations in the deepest soil horizon, in the stream bottom sediments, in river waters and in bryophytes.
Probst, Jean-Luc, Hissler, Christophe
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Scientia Marina, 2009 Total mercury (THg), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) concentrations were investigated in muscle, liver and gonad tissue of black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo) from the southern northeast Atlantic at three Portuguese locations: the mainland and the ...
Valentina Costa +10 more
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Air-Surface exchange of elemental mercury in uncontaminated grasslands : determination of fluxes and identification of forcing factors with micrometeorological methods and controlled laboratory studies [PDF]
, 2008 The burning of fossil fuels, incineration of waste, smelting of metals and other industrial processes and applications have been adding considerable amounts of mercury to the atmosphere.
Fritsche, Johannes
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Mercury speciation and safety of fish from important fishing locations in the Czech Republic
Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2012 The aim of the study was to describe the distribution of total mercury in the tissues of fish originating from important Czech fishing locations and to determine the level of methylmercury as a percentage of total mercury (Hg speciation).
Renáta KENŠOVÁ +2 more
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Vitae, 2021 Background. Dietary exposure to mercury in women of childbearing age could result in neurological effects on the fetus. A health risk assessment of total mercury by fishery products intake has not been conducted in this population group in Bogota ...
Andrea del Pilar Mojica Cortes +8 more
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The role of the Korean wood mouse (Apodemus peninsulae Thomas, 1907) in mercury transport in ecosystems in the south-east of Sikhote-Alin [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 The role of the Korean wood mouse in mercury transport was studied by total mercury in 2018 and 2022. In 2018, the total mercury content of the Korean wood mouse was generally lower than in 2022.
Poddubnaya Nadezhda, Timoshkin Alexandr
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Chlor-alkali industrial contamination and riverine transport of mercury: Distribution and partitioning of mercury between water, suspended matter, and bottom sediment of the Thur River, France [PDF]
, 2006 Total dissolved and total particulate Hg mass balances were estimated during one hydrological period (July 2001–June 2002) in the Thur River basin, which is heavily polluted by chlor-alkali industrial activity.
Probst, Jean-Luc, Hissler, Christophe
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Anthropogenic Mercury Release Flow in China
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2021 China is the largest emitter of anthropogenic mercury worldwide. Implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury will significantly impact the development, use, and management of mercury resources.
Habuer +2 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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Assessment of Total Mercury in Public Drinking Water: A Case Study of Sana’a City, Yemen
Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental ChemistryMercury (Hg) contamination in drinking water poses a significant health risk, as acknowledged by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, research on Hg contamination in potable water sources in Yemen is lacking.
Abdulqawi A. Numan +3 more
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