Open AccessAdverse Effects of Methylmercury: Environmental Health Research Implications
Author(s) -
Philippe Grandjean,
Hiroshi Satoh,
Katsuyuki Murata,
Komyo Eto
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0901757
Subject(s) - methylmercury , environmental health , environmental science , medicine , environmental chemistry , chemistry , bioaccumulation
The scientific discoveries of health risks resulting from methylmercury exposure began in 1865 describing ataxia, dysarthria, constriction of visual fields, impaired hearing, and sensory disturbance as symptoms of fatal methylmercury poisoning.
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