The Problem of Mercury Contamination of the Biological Environment and Domestic Animals,

Abstract

The toxicity of mercury and organic and inorganic mercury compounds in human and animal organisms is discussed, with a survey of the nature and extent of mercuric contamination of the environment, with particular stress on the role played by mercury-containing fungicides. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 1974
Accession Number
AD0780998

Entities

People

  • Teresa Szprengier

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Contamination
  • Domestic
  • Domestic Animals
  • Environment
  • Eukaryotes
  • Fungi
  • Fungicides
  • Mercury
  • Mercury Compounds
  • Toxicity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Aquatic Ecology