Methylmercury (sometimes methyl mercury) is an organometallic cation with the formula [CH3Hg]+. It is a bioaccumulative environmental toxicant. ==Structure== `Methylmercury` is a shorthand for `monomethylmercury`, and is more correctly `monomethylmercury(II) cation`. It is composed of a methyl group ({Carbon}{Hydrogen}3-) bonded to a mercury...
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Synonym for dimethylmercury ... A contaminant of seafood products synthesised in sediments from mercury and mercury-containing chemicals dumped in waters supporting marine life. The methylmercury is concentrated in aquatic life forms and can thus be deposited in fishes intended for human consumption. Probable cause of Minimata disease, a teratogeni...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: meth′il-mer′kyū-rē Synonyms: dimethylmercury
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Methylmercury: An organic form of mercury that is highly toxic and is the main culprit in mercury poisoning. Methylmercury is easily absorbed into the living tissue of aquatic organisms, is not easily eliminated, and therefore accumulates in fish that are predators. The degree to which mercury is transformed into methylmercury and transferred up th...
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a persistent environmental toxin. Elemental mercury is released into the atmosphere by combustion in industrial processes, distributed globally by wind currents and precipitated into the oceans as rain. This elemental mercury is then digested and methylated by bacteria in the ocean, which are in turn eaten by fish and progressively larger organisms...
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