Difference between revisions of "Methylmercury"

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Revision as of 12:44, 8 July 2009

Definition of Methylmercury:
soluble and highly toxic compound of mercury formed in the environment by microbial methylation of mercury. [1]
This is the common definition for Methylmercury, other definitions can be discussed in the article
  1. Lawrence E (ed.), 2000. Henderson’s Dictionary of Biological Terms. 12th edition. Prentice Hall, Pearson Education Limited. Harlow, Great Britain.