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Mercury and its compounds have been used by man in a wide variety
of ways. The largest users have been chlor-alkali industry. The
second greatest consumption of mercury occurs in the production
of electrical apparatus. WHO has warned against the use of alkylmercury compounds in seed dressing (WHO, 1976). Methylmercury compounds are still used in laboratory-based research, and so the possibility of occupational exposures remains (Junghans, 1983).
The Global Cycle of Mercury |