Dimethylmercury - Wikipedia
Dimethylmercury is an extremely toxic organomercury compound with the formula (CH 3) 2 Hg. A volatile, flammable, dense and colorless liquid, dimethylmercury is one of the strongest known neurotoxins. Less than 0.1 mL is capable of inducing severe mercury poisoning resulting in death. [2]
Two Drops of Death: Dimethylmercury | American Council on …
2016年6月6日 · Perhaps the worst laboratory accident in recent memory occurred in 1996, when Karen Wetterhahn, a chemistry professor at Dartmouth, spilled a couple of drops of dimethylmercury on her glove. Thinking nothing of it, she simply changed gloves. Ten months later she died from mercury poisoning.
Dimethylmercury | (CH3)2Hg | CID 11645 - PubChem
2009年5月16日 · Dimethyl mercury is an organomercuric compound. It is often considered to be the most dangerous mercury compound due to its strong neurotixic effects. Dimethyl mercury has a slightly sweet smell and tends to bioaccumulate due to its slow metabolic elimination rate.
OSHA Hazard Information Bulletins Dimethylmercury
1998年3月9日 · Dimethylmercury belongs to a class of organic mercury compounds known as alkyl mercuries. It is used primarily in research. It is a colorless liquid described as having a weak, sweet odor. Dimethylmercury is readily absorbed through the skin.
Delayed Cerebellar Disease and Death after Accidental Exposure to ...
1998年6月4日 · Since dimethylmercury is a “supertoxic” chemical that can quickly permeate common latex gloves and form a toxic vapor after a spill, its synthesis, transportation, and use by scientists should ...
Dimethylmercury - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Dimethylmercury refers to a toxic compound that can be absorbed through inhalation or skin penetration. It is converted into MeHg in the body and has been associated with lethal cases of poisoning in chemists.
25 years after Karen Wetterhahn died of dimethylmercury …
2022年6月8日 · The symptoms of dimethylmercury poisoning start, as Wetterhahn’s did, with loss of coordination and slurred speech. Loss of vision and hearing follows, and then an irreversible coma.
Dimethylmercury - American Chemical Society
2023年1月30日 · Dimethylmercury1 (Me 2 Hg) is an extremely neurotoxic compound that can be fatal if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. It is also highly flammable and suspected of causing cancer. Me 2 Hg occurs in ocean waters and is responsible for the occurrence of mercury in seafood.
Dimethylmercury - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Dimethylmercury (DMM, Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number 593-74-8) has a chemical formula of (CH3) 2 Hg is a clear liquid with a mild sweet odor and is highly toxic to the nervous system.
The Toxicology of Mercury — Current Exposures and Clinical ...
2003年10月30日 · Liquid metallic mercury (quicksilver) still finds its way into homes, causing a risk of poisoning from the vapor and creating major cleanup costs. Humans are also exposed to two distinct but...