The response of Desulfovibrio vulgaris to Cu(II) and Hg(II) was characterized. Both metals increased the lag phase, and Cu(II) reduced cell yield at concentrations as low as 50 microM. mRNA expression was analyzed using random arbitrarily primed PCR, differential display, and quantitative PCR. Both Cu(II) and Hg(II) (50 micro M) caused upregulation of mRNA expression for an ATP binding protein ...

Rice paddy fields in the Naboc area, near Monkayo on the island of Mindanao, Philippines, have been irrigated four times a year over the last decade using Naboc River water contaminated with mercury (Hg) by artisanal gold mining in the Diwalwal area. Silt containing up to at least 90 mg Hg/kg (d.w.) has been deposited in rice paddy fields during the 1990s and this has been repeatedly mixed into...

BACKGROUND The direct and close relationship between fish consumption and blood and hair mercury (Hg) levels is well known, but the influence of fish consumption on inorganic mercury in blood (B-IHg) and in urine (U-Hg) is unclear. OBJECTIVE Examine the relationship between fish consumption, total, inorganic and organic blood Hg levels and urinary Hg concentration. METHODS A cross-sectional...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Previous data have shown the feasibility of identifying ischemic penumbra in patients with acute stroke by using a semiautomated analysis of ADC maps. Here, we investigated whether the fate of ADC-defined penumbra was altered by HG. We also examined the interaction between HG and arterial recanalization on infarct growth. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined 94 patients by...

Advanced investigations on the use of graphene based nanomaterials have highlighted capacity these materials for wastewater treatment. Research this topic revealed efficiency nanocomposite synthetized by oxide functionalized with polyethyleneimine (GO-PEI) to adsorb mercury (Hg) from contaminated seawater. However, information environmental risks associated approaches are still lacking. The foc...

The Alvarado Lagoon System (ALS) is located within the Papaloapan River Basin in southern Veracruz, Mexico. The ALS is a shallow system (2 m) connected to the Gulf of Mexico through a narrow sea channel. There are a large number of riverbank communities within the ALS that are dependent upon its biological productivity for comestible and economic subsistence. The purpose of this project was to ...

Over the last few decades, Anzali wetland has been at risk of pollutants, especially from heavy metals. The present research analyzes some physical and chemical properties and heavy metals concentration in 27 points in nine stations of Anzali wetland. The samples of each station have been mixed, acidic digested, and analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The mean con...

Surface water samples were collected from the San Francisco Bay estuary in September–October 2000 (low flow) and March 2001 (high flow). Total mercury (Hg) concentrations were measured in unfiltered, filter-passing (,0.45 mm), colloidal (1 kDa–0.45 mm), and dissolved (,1 kDa) fractions. Particulate Hg was the dominant phase (88 6 7%, n 5 29) in unfiltered water. Suspended particulate matter (SP...

A set of nine recombinant heavy metal-specific luminescent bacterial sensors belonging to Gram-negative (Escherichia and Pseudomonas) and Gram-positive (Staphylococcus and Bacillus) genera and containing various types of recombinant metalresponse genetic elements was characterized for heavy metal bioavailability studies. All nine strains were induced by Hg and Cd and five strains also by Zn. As...

Over the last few decades, Anzali wetland has been at risk of pollutants, especially from heavy metals. The present research analyzes some physical and chemical properties and heavy metals concentration in 27 points in nine stations of Anzali wetland. The samples of each station have been mixed, acidic digested, and analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The mean con...