Extremely Elevated Total Mercury and Methylmercury in Forage Plants in a Large-Scale Abandoned Hg Mining Site: A Potential Risk of Exposure to Grazing Animals
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DOI: 10.1007/s00244-021-00826-2
Abstract: Ninety-five wild forage plants (belonging to 22 species of 18 families) and their corresponding rhizosphere soil samples were collected from wastelands of a large-scale abandoned Hg mining region for total Hg (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg)… read more here.
Keywords: large scale; forage plants; scale abandoned; exposure ... See more keywords
Mercury in soil, vegetable and human hair in a typical mining area in China: Implication for human exposure.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2017.05.018
Abstract: Concentrations of total mercury (T-Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) in soil, vegetables, and human hair were measured in a mercury mining area in central China. T-Hg and MeHg concentrations in soil ranged from 1.53 to 1054.97mg/kg… read more here.
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Mediterranean Mercury Assessment 2022: An Updated Budget, Health Consequences, and Research Perspectives.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c03044
Abstract: Mercury (Hg) and especially its methylated species (MeHg) are toxic chemicals that contaminate humans via the consumption of seafood. The most recent UNEP Global Mercury Assessment stressed that Mediterranean populations have higher Hg levels than… read more here.
Keywords: mehg concentrations; assessment; mercury assessment; mediterranean mercury ... See more keywords