ArticleScientific data2019
Mercury concentrations in biota in the Mediterranean Sea, a compilation of 40 years of surveys.
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- Global mercury concentrations in biota: their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework.Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2024Review
- Interaction of Naturally Occurring Phytoplankton with the Biogeochemical Cycling of Mercury in Aquatic Environments and Its Effects on Global Hg Pollution and Public Health.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Comparative study of Hg(ii) biosorption performance of xanthated and charred sugarcane bagasse from aqueous solutions.RSC advances · 2022Article
- Morphological, Gene, and Hormonal Changes in Gonads and In-Creased Micrococcal Nuclease Accessibility of Sperm Chromatin Induced by Mercury.Biomolecules · 2022Article
- Tissue Distribution of Mercury and Its Relationship with Selenium in Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- New Insights into Alterations in PL Proteins Affecting Their Binding to DNA after Exposure ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Spermatozoa Transcriptional Response and Alterations in PL Proteins Properties after Exposure ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
The Mediterranean Region has a long lasting legacy of mercury mining activities and a high density of sub-marine volcanoes that has strongly contributed to its mercury budget. In the last forty years, there have been recorded increases in mercury concentrations in biota that have spurred a growing number of research activities to assess the impact of mercury pollution on human health and environment. Field investigations that quantify mercury concentrations in marine biota have led to a large amount of experimental data scattered in many peer-reviewed publications making it difficult for modelling applications and regional environmental assessments. This paper reviews existing peer-reviewed literature and datasets on mercury concentration in marine flora and fauna (Animal, Plants and Chromista Kingdoms) in the Mediterranean basin. A total of 24,465 records have been retrieved from 539 sources and included in Mercury in Mediterranean Biota (M2B). Well-defined specimens account for 24,407 observations, while a few records include generic plankton and unidentified fish species. Among all considered species, we selected Diplodus sargus, Sardina pilchardus, Thunnus thynnus and Xiphias gladius to show trends of mercury concentration against WHO and EU limits. Few notes on how M2B is intended to support the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury by a user-driven Knowledge Hub are finally reported.
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