Synthesis of Methyl-mercury Compounds by Extracts of a Methanogenic Bacterium

THERE have been incidences of extensive alkyl-mercury poisoning in Japan and Sweden. In Japan a large number of people belonging to the fishing population around Minamata Bay were seriously affected by what is now called Minamata disease. This incident was traced back to pollution of the bay with th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 1968-10, Vol.220 (5163), p.173-174
Hauptverfasser:	WOOD, J. M., KENNEDY, F. SCOTT, ROSEN, C. G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Bacteria - metabolism Birds Cobalt - metabolism Coenzymes - metabolism Humanities and Social Sciences Industrial Waste Japan Legislation as Topic letter Mercury - metabolism Mercury Poisoning Methane - biosynthesis Methylation multidisciplinary Organometallic Compounds - biosynthesis Science Science (multidisciplinary) Sewage Sweden Vitamin B 12 - metabolism Water Pollution - prevention & control
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