甲基汞

甲基汞是化學式为 (CH3)Hg+的有机金属阳离子。甲基汞有剧毒，其衍生物是是人类有机汞化合物的主要来源。它对环境有生物累积毒害。

無機汞離子在微生物的作用下，會轉化為甲基汞，因此它很容易在河流和湖泊中發現，被湖中的魚蝦吞食後會累積毒素，經過食物鏈轉化後，逐漸累積在人體大腦中。1950年代日本所爆發的水俁病即是甲基汞中毒。

参考资料

外部連結
 ATSDR - ToxFAQs: Mercury 
 ATSDR - Public Health Statement: Mercury 
 ATSDR - ALERT! Patterns of Metallic Mercury Exposure, 6/26/97 
 ATSDR - MMG: Mercury 
  ATSDR - Toxicological Profile: Mercury 
 National Pollutant Inventory - Mercury and compounds Fact Sheet
 Methylmercury-in-fish exposure calculator provided by GotMercury.Org, which uses FDA mercury data with the EPA's calculated safe exposure levels. 
 Methylmercury Contamination in Fish and Shellfish 
 nytimes.com, Tuna Fish Stories: The Candidates Spin the Sushi 
 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's mercury site 
 U.S. Geological Survey's mercury site 
 Environment Canada's mercury site
 Health Canada's mercury site 
 International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant 2006-Madison, WI USA   2009-Guizhou, China   2011-Halifax, NS Canada

Category:有机汞化合物
Category:烷基金属