• Ecological risk assessment at the food web scale: A case study of a mercury contaminated oilfield 

      Shao, Bo; Luo, Jie; He, Mei; Tian, Lei; He, Wenxiang; Xu, Li; Zhang, Zeyu; Lin, Yan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Mercury, particularly methylmercury, can accumulate through food webs and generate high risks for species at higher trophic levels. Inorganic mercury can be methylated into the organic species methylmercury if suitable ...
    • Mercury–Organic Matter Interactions in Soils and Sediments: Angel or Devil? 

      He, Mei; Tian, Lei; Braaten, Hans Fredrik Veiteberg; Wu, Qingru; Luo, Jie; Cai, Li-Mei; Meng, Jiang-Hui; Lin, Yan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Many studies have suggested that organic matter (OM) substantially reduces the bioavailability and risks of mercury (Hg) in soils and sediments; however, recent reports have supported that OM greatly accelerates Hg methylation ...