Assertion: mercury's form | /r/HasProperty | toxic
Facets:
value: highly
type: DEGREE
value: to humans
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: It can build up in the bodies of fish in the form of methylmercury, which is highly toxic.
text: This form of mercury is highly toxic and can cross the placenta and the blood-brain barrier.
text: It then accumulates in highly toxic forms in the food chain of aquatic ecosystems.
text: All forms of mercury are toxic to humans, but methylmercury is especially of concern because our bodies have a less well developed defense mechanism against this toxin.