Methylation of inorganic mercury in polar marine waters

Author: Lehnherr, Igor; St. Louis, Vincent L.; Hintelmann, Holger; Kirk, Jane L.

Description: Monomethylmercury is a neurotoxin that accumulates in marine organisms. Incubation experiments suggest that methylation of inorganic mercury accounts for around half of the monomethylmercury present in polar marine waters.

Subject headings: Biogeochemistry; Marine chemistry; Mercury; Polar oceans; Neurotoxin; Marine organisms

Publication year: 2011

Journal or book title: Nature Geoscience

Volume: 4

Issue: 5

Pages: 298-302

Find the full text: https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo1134

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