Interaction of Naturally Occurring Phytoplankton with the Biogeochemical Cycling of Mercury in Aquatic Environments and Its Effects on Global Hg Pollution and Public Health

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dc.contributor.authorGojkovic, Živancs
dc.contributor.authorŠimanský, Samuelcs
dc.contributor.authorSanabria, Alaincs
dc.contributor.authorMárová, Ivanacs
dc.contributor.authorGarbayo Nores, Inescs
dc.contributor.authorVílchez, Carloscs
dc.coverage.issue8cs
dc.coverage.volume11cs
dc.date.issued2023-09-14cs
dc.description.abstractThe biogeochemical cycling of mercury in aquatic environments is a complex process driven by various factors, such as ambient temperature, seasonal variations, methylating bacteria activity, dissolved oxygen levels, and Hg interaction with dissolved organic matter (DOM). As a consequence, part of the Hg contamination from anthropogenic activity that was buried in sediments is reinserted into water columns mainly in highly toxic organic Hg forms (methylmercury, dimethylmercury, etc.). This is especially prominent in the coastal shallow waters of industrial regions worldwide. The main entrance point of these highly toxic Hg forms in the aquatic food web is the naturally occurring phytoplankton. Hg availability, intake, effect on population size, cell toxicity, eventual biotransformation, and intracellular stability in phytoplankton are of the greatest importance for human health, having in mind that such Hg incorporated inside the phytoplankton cells due to biomagnification effects eventually ends up in aquatic wildlife, fish, seafood, and in the human diet. This review summarizes recent findings on the topic of organic Hg form interaction with natural phytoplankton and offers new insight into the matter with possible directions of future research for the prevention of Hg biomagnification in the scope of climate change and global pollution increase scenarios.en
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dc.identifier.citationMicroorganisms. 2023, vol. 11, issue 8, p. 1-15.en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/microorganisms11082034cs
dc.identifier.issn2076-2607cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-2095-1837cs
dc.identifier.other185014cs
dc.identifier.researcheridA-6897-2016cs
dc.identifier.scopus6603465110cs
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11012/245055
dc.language.isoencs
dc.publisherMDPIcs
dc.relation.ispartofMicroorganismscs
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/8/2034cs
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalcs
dc.rights.accessopenAccesscs
dc.rights.sherpahttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/2076-2607/cs
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/cs
dc.subjectmercury cyclingen
dc.subjectphytoplanktonen
dc.subjectHg toxicityen
dc.subjectaquatic environmentsen
dc.titleInteraction of Naturally Occurring Phytoplankton with the Biogeochemical Cycling of Mercury in Aquatic Environments and Its Effects on Global Hg Pollution and Public Healthen
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dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
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sync.item.insts2025.02.03 15:38:44en
sync.item.modts2025.01.17 15:15:37en
thesis.grantorVysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta chemická. Ústav chemie potravin a biotechnologiícs
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