Mercury is extraordinarily toxic, but it becomes especially dangerous when transformed into methylmercury—a form so harmful that just a few billionths of a gram can cause severe and lasting ...

Methylmercury is the compound responsible ... experimental setups for measuring the amount and activity of potential toxins. “This will be safe and enable clinical trials to be conducted with ...

Scientists are racing to restore Clear Lake, California's largest freshwater lake, which has been struggling with algal ...

The EcoWaste Coalition has detected high levels of mercury in "Pumepine Total White Underarm Cream," a locally-made skin ...

Toxics watchdog EcoWaste Coalition cautioned the public on Sunday against buying a Thai whitening cream called Meyyong Ra ...

Understanding the internal detoxification processes of methylmercury in animals is essential for protecting wildlife and designing treatments against mercury poisoning. Alain Manceau, ESRF ...

Phytoplankton serves as a key entry point for the trophic transfer and bioaccumulation of the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) in aquatic food webs. However, it is unclear whether and how phytoplankton ...

Mercury (Hg) methylation and methylmercury (MMHg) demethylation activity of periphyton biofilms from East Fork Poplar Creek, Tennessee, USA (EFPC) were measured during 2014-2015 using stable Hg ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), symptoms of methylmercury poisoning may include: peripheral vision problems; "pins and needles" feelings, usually in the hands, feet ...

We exploit variation in the composition of local fish catches around the time of birth using administrative and census data on adult cognitive test scores, schooling attainment, and occupation among ...

Methylmercury can stunt cognitive development, memory, attention, language, and fine motor and visual spatial skills, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. It builds up in the body over ...