Transcription of Chapter 6.9 Mercury - World Health Organization
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Chapter 6.9 Mercury - World Health Organization
Chapter Mercury General description Mercury exists in three oxidation states: Hg (metallic), Hg+ (mercurous) and Hg++ (mercuric) Mercury . The latter forms a variety of inorganic as well as organometallic compounds. In the case of organometallic derivatives, the Mercury atom is covalently bound to one or two carbon atoms. In its elemental form, Mercury is a dense, silvery-white, shiny metal, which is liquid at room temperature and boils at 357 C. At 20 C, the vapour pressure of the metal is Pa ( mm Hg), and a saturated atmosphere at this temperature contains 14 mg/m3.
atmosphere, transport of Hg° in the atmosphere on a global scale, possible conversion to unidentified soluble species, and return to land and water by various depositional processes. ... (Tampa, FL). In the latter, mercury vapour accounted for 50%, mercuric halide vapour and monomethylmercury for 25% and 21% respectively, and dimethylmercury ...
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