Mercury Environmental Aspects: Environmental Health Criteria 86

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorInternational Labour Organisation
dc.contributor.authorWorld Health Organization
dc.contributor.organizationEconomy Division
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-15T16:59:18Z
dc.date.available2019-08-15T16:59:18Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.descriptionMercury is a metal which is liquid at normal temperatures and pressures. It forms salts in two ionic states mercury(I) and mercury (II). Mercury (II), or mercuric, salts are very much more common than mercury(l) salts, and hence it is mercuric salts which will be mainly considered here. Mercury also forms organometallic compounds, some of which have found industrial and agricultural use. "Organometallic" is used here to indicate a covalently-bonded compound, and does not include mercury bound to proteins nor salts formed with organic acids. These organometallic compounds are stable, though some are readily broken down by living organisms, while others are not readily biodegraded. Elemental mercury gives rise to a vapour which dissolves only slightly in water.en
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dc.identifier.isbn924 154286 1
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29404
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number120 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectenvironmental health
dc.subjecttoxic substance
dc.subjectchemical
dc.subjectmercury
dc.subjectmicro-organism
dc.subjectaquatic ecology
dc.subjectterrestrial ecosystem
dc.subjectmarine environment
dc.subjectfreshwater ecosystem
dc.subject Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectMercury
dc.subjectPollution
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.titleMercury Environmental Aspects: Environmental Health Criteria 86en
dc.typeTechnical report

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