Distributions of Total Mercury and Methylmercury in Dragonflies from a Large, Abandoned Mercury Mining Region in China
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DOI: 10.1007/s00244-021-00854-y
Abstract: Dragonflies (Order Odonata) often are considered to be biosentinels of environmental contamination, e.g., heavy metals and/or persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Dragonflies (n = 439) belonging to 15 species of 8 genera were collected from an abandoned mercury… read more here.
Keywords: mehg; region china; mercury mining; abandoned mercury ... See more keywords
Mercury Isotope Signatures of Methylmercury in Rice Samples from the Wanshan Mercury Mining Area, China: Environmental Implications.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b03510
Abstract: Rice consumption is the primary pathway of methylmercury (MeHg) exposure for residents in mercury-mining areas of Guizhou Province, China. In this study, compound-specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA) of MeHg was performed on rice samples collected… read more here.
Keywords: rice samples; rice; isotope; mercury mining ... See more keywords
Mechanism of Accumulation of Methylmercury in Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) in a Mercury Mining Area.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b01783
Abstract: Rice consumption is the primary pathway for methylmercury (MeHg) exposure at inland mercury (Hg) mining areas of China. The sources and processes of formation and translocation for MeHg in rice plant are complex and remain… read more here.
Keywords: accumulation; rice; oryza sativa; mercury mining ... See more keywords