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MERCURY MERCURY is an element that can exist in nature as INORGANIC FORMS (elemental mercury - liquid - vapor), as plus 1 (mercurous salts), as plus 2 (mercuric salts) and as ORGANIC FORMS (ethyl and methyl mercury). Each form has potential of producing different types of poisoning to humans.
For example, the plus 2 inorganic salts - mercuric salts - can produce a number of neurological symptoms while the organic forms (ethyl and methyl mercury) have a propensity to increase risks of reproductive problems and eye problems. |
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