Methylmercury
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title:
Methylmercury
text:
Methylmercury is an organometallic cation with the formula [CH3Hg]+. It is the simplest organomercury compound. Methylmercury is extremely toxic, and its derivatives are the major source of organic mercury for humans. It is a bioaccumulative environmental toxicant with a 50-day half-life.
Methylmercury is the causative agent of the infamous Minamata disease.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Toxic chemical compound
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylmercury
date created:
2005-01-07T05:44:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T21:40:19Z
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