Behavior of methylmercury in the environment

被引：71
作者：
Bisinoti, MC [1 ]
Jardim, WF [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Quim, BR-13084971 Campinas, SP, Brazil
来源：
QUIMICA NOVA | 2004年 / 27卷 / 04期
关键词：
human health; methylation; demethylation;
D O I：
10.1590/S0100-40422004000400014
中图分类号：
O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
Methylmercury is the most hazardous mercury species known. Due to its high stability, lipid solubility, and ionic properties, this compound shows a high ability to cross membranes in living organisms, damaging the central nervous system, mainly the brain, and the effects of chronic poisoning are progressive. In this paper some aspects related to the toxicity and the cases of methylmercury poisoning are described. Other aspects related to the behavior of methylmercury and the environmental factors that influence the transformation of mercury in the water and sediment, with emphasis on the methylation/demethylation reactions and the mercury cycle are discussed.
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