Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reviews Review Faculty Publications- Reviews Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Retrospection on Mercury Contamination, Bioaccumulation, and Toxicity in Diverse Environments: Current Insights and Future Prospects Subject The topic of the resource bioaccumulation; biomarkers; ecotoxicity; mercury fate; methyl mercury conversion Description An account of the resource Owing to various industrial applications of mercury (Hg), its release into the environment at high concentration is becoming a great threat to living organisms on a global scale. Human exposure to Hg is greatly correlated with contamination in the food chain through cereal crops and sea foods. Since Hg is a non-essential component and does not possess a biological role and exhibits carcinogenic and genotoxic behaviour, biomonitoring with a focus on biomagnification of higher living animals and plants is the need of the hour. This review traces the plausible relationship between Hg concentration, chemical form, exposure, bioavailability, bioaccumulation, distribution, and ecotoxicology. The toxicity with molecular mechanisms, oxidative stress (OS), protein alteration, genomic change, and enzymatic disruptions are discussed. In addition, this review also elaborates advanced strategies for reducing Hg contamination such as algal and phytoremediation, biochar application, catalytical oxidation, and immobilization. Furthermore, there are challenges to overcome and future perspectives considering Hg concentrations, biomarkers, and identification through the nature of exposures are recommended. 2023 by the authors. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kumar V.; Umesh M.; Shanmugam M.K.; Chakraborty P.; Duhan L.; Gummadi S.N.; Pasrija R.; Jayaraj I.; Dasarahally Huligowda L.K. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sustainability (Switzerland), Vol-15, No. 18 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/su151813292" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3390/su151813292</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85172875053&amp;doi=10.3390%2Fsu151813292&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=6d5ebbbac3a63a6271f4716ff6879f0b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85172875053&amp;doi=10.3390%2fsu151813292&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=6d5ebbbac3a63a6271f4716ff6879f0b</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 20711050 | LS; 2023-2024; Vol-2; 0074-0106 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Review Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kumar V., Bioconversion and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Tamil Nadu, Chennai, 602105, India; Umesh M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Shanmugam M.K., Applied and Industrial Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, 600036, India; Chakraborty P., School of Allied Healthcare and Sciences, Jain (Deemed to be) University, Whitefield, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560066, India; Duhan L., Department of Biochemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana, Rohtak, 124001, India; Gummadi S.N., Applied and Industrial Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, 600036, India; Pasrija R., Department of Biochemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana, Rohtak, 124001, India; Jayaraj I., Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, (SIMATS), Tamil Nadu, Chennai, 602105, India; Dasarahally Huligowda L.K., Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, Roorkee, 247667, India