Mercury
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endocrine disrupting compound, methylmercury
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silver metallic element that exists as a liquid at room temperature, atomic symbol Hg, atomic number 80; used in many industrial applications and its salts have been employed therapeutically as purgatives, antisyphilitics, disinfectants, and astringents; can be absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes; because of its toxicity, the clinical use of mercury and mercurials is diminishing.
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- Airborne mercury is eventually deposited to the ground and may ultimately make its way into bodies of water, where some fraction of it is transformed to methylmercury, which can bioaccumulate in the food chain.
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