.../ . Gold mining Methylmercury Soil erosion Human exposure Environmental management Mercury is indeed a fascinating element. Besides being a metal, it is also a planet, an alchemic symbol, a god, and the first metal used by our humanoid ancestors, as a red pigment in cave paintings, many...

... of global Hg emissions from ASGM is growing, there is limited empirical documentation about the levels of total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) contamination near ASGM sites. We measured THg and MeHg concentrations in soil (n = 119), sediment (n = 22), and water (n = 25) from four active ASGM...

... the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. methylmercury fog coastal Mercury (Hg) pollution in the environment is a global concern due to its...

... concentration. Lyophilized and powdered samples were digested in 5 M HNO 3 at 60°C overnight and neutralized with 8 M KOH. MMHg concentration was measured using a Tekran Model 2700 Automated MethylMercury Analysis System (detection limit: 0.004 ng) calibrated with a 1000 ug g −1 MMHg standard solution (Alfa...