During the 500 years of mercury mining in Idrija, large quantities of Hg were released into the environment. Due to chemical transformation (reduction, methylation, oxidation, demethylation) and the ...transport of mercury enriched particles into the river system and the Gulf of Trieste, the mercury problem is of local, regional, and global concern. The results of some studies indicate that Hg is actively accumulated in terrestrial and aquatic food webs, which leads to an increased exposure of inhabitants frequently consuming food, particularly, fish produced in a contaminated area. In order to understand the impact of mercury mining on the environment and human health, it is necessary to integrate the experience of various disciplines (e.g., chemists, biologists, geologists, hydrologists, epidemiologists, economists, etc.). Political support at the local and regional level in Slovenia and Italy is as well an ultimate requirement for the successful implementation of remediation, based on scientifically based criteria.
The aim of the study was to evaluate how the infection with apple scab influences the enzyme activity and the content of different phenolic compounds in apple peel. Infection with the Venturia ...inequalis fungus enhanced the metabolism of phenolics. The higest content of phenolic compounds had infected tissue (spot) and tissue around the spot, the lowest content had healthy apple peel. The high
The aim of the research was to determine the changes of some phenolic compounds in the leaves and apple fruits infected with apple scab. Infection with the Venturia inequalis fungus changed the ...metabolism of phenolic compounds, which caused their increased synthesis at the infected sites of leaves and peel. In comparison to the healthy tissue, the peel of fruit and leaves infected with V. inae
