For general information on the toxicity of mercury, see
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/phs8916.html
There are also more detailed reports for the various
forms of Hg at the ATSDR site.
Best,
Chuck
Dr. Charles A. Miller III, rellim at mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
Dept. Environmental Health Sciences, SL29
Tulane-Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research and
Tulane Univ. School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
1430 Tulane Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
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