In the past, methylmercury compounds were manufactured as fungicides or appeared as
unwanted byproducts of the chemical industry, but today the methylation of inorganic …

Mercury (Hg) has caused a variety of significant and documented adverse effects on human
health and the environment throughout the world. Mercury and the compounds with which it …

This article describes the health effects of the two principal forms of mercury to which
humans are exposed, namely mercury vapor and methylmercury compounds. Mercury vapor …

The ubiquitous nature of mercury in the environment, its global atmospheric cycling, and its
toxicity to humans at levels that are uncomfortably close to exposures experienced by a …

Global atmospheric changes carry the potential to disrupt the normal cycling of mercury and
its compounds. Acid rain may increase methylmercury levels in freshwater fish. Global …

The major physical forms of mercury to which humans are exposed are mercury vapor, Hg0,
and methylmercury compounds, CH3HgX. Mercury vapor emitted from both natural and …

Post Minamata incident there has been awareness about mercury toxicity even among the
general public. Previous researches contributed a vast amount of data regarding acute …

Methylmercury (MeHg) is a global environmental problem and is listed by the International
Program of Chemical Safety as one of the six most dangerous chemicals in the world's …

Research at the University of Rochester (U of R) has been focused on mercury for nearly
half a century. Initially studies focused on dosimetry, especially the accuracy of measuring …

This review covers the toxicology of mercury and its compounds. Special attention is paid to
those forms of mercury of current public health concern. Human exposure to the vapor of …