Toxic Mercury Compounds in the Recent environmental System

Abstract

Like other toxic heavy metals, mercury contamination as low as 1-2 ppm. could cause sudden death in panthers in Florida, All forms of mercury were toxic, especially their organic forms such as mono and dimethyl mercury which showed more poisonous effects to all living creatures including microoganisms. At present, levels of mercury in natrual waters of several industrialized countries had been rapidly increased. Fishes live in this contaminated waters of several industrialized countries had been rapidly increased. fishes live in these contaminated waters had mercury content exceeding the safety consumption allowance.
Sources of mercury, its effects on health, proposed control regulation and methods for better environment were discussed.