Emperor Penguins Detoxify Mercury

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Emperor penguins lead to discovery of new detoxification pathway for mercury

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Mercury is considered by WHO as one of the top ten chemicals of major public health concern.

Mercury bioaccumulates in organisms along time and biomagnifies in aquatic and terrestrial food webs.

Scientists led by the ESRF , the European Synchrotron , Grenoble , France , have found that emperor penguins detoxify mercury with both sulfur and selenium.

More information: Alain Manceau et al, Mercury speciation and stable isotopes in emperor penguins: First evidence for biochemical demethylation of methylmercury to mercury-dithiolate and mercury-tetraselenolate complexes, Journal of Hazardous Materials ( 2024 ). DOI: 10.1016 /j.jhazmat.2024.136499 Provided by European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityThis story was originally published on Phys.org . Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates..

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