Methylmercury is a rare waste product but can be generated from the more common toxicant, ionic mercury, Hg (II), by bacteria present in aquatic sediments 6, 7, 8.

METHYLMERCURY'S continual release from the body means that a consistent, low dose of methylmercury, as long as it is under a certain threshold, does not build up to a toxic dose.

Toxic methylmercury-producing microbes more widespread than realized Date: September 12, 2013 Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Summary: Microbes that live in rice paddies, northern peat bogs ...

Calder stressed that any increase in methylmercury translates into increased risk, but compared with a diet that includes less country food, it's the lesser of two evils for most people.

Methylmercury is a chemical compound formed in the environment from released mercury. Unfortunately, the methylmercury can be transported quickly around the body and may enter the brain.

Epidemics of methylmercury poisoning caused by the consumption of contaminated seafood in the area around Minamata Bay, Japan, and in Niigata, Japan, in the 1950s and 1960s 2 provided strong ...

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Erica Weir's otherwise excellent public health article on the risks of methylmercury was flawed by misinformation on the clinical management of patients with methylmercury poisoning. 1 The information ...

The study showed methylmercury levels could double after the reservoir is flooded, but in a recent interview with the Narwhal, an online newsmagazine that focuses on the environment, Ryan Calder ...

Methylmercury levels are expected to rise in the reservoir created by construction of the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador, officials with Nalcor Energy confirmed Wednesday, saying ...