水銀と環境　　水銀の毒性と健康影響

• 坂本 峰至

  国立水俣病総合研究センター国際・総合研究部

• 赤木 洋勝

  国際水銀ラボ

書誌事項

タイトル別名

• Mercury and Environment: Mercury Toxicity and its Health Effects
• スイギン ノ ドクセイ ト ケンコウ エイキョウ

抄録

Mercury has caused many adverse effects on human health and the environment throughout the world. However, its advantageous physical and chemical characteristics have led to its use for many years even despite its dangers. Information about mercury intoxication has been common knowledge for a long time. The main chemical forms of mercury and its compounds are metallic mercury (Hg⁰), mercurous (Hg²⁺), and methylmercury (CH₃-Hg⁺) . Toxicity and metabolism are different from its chemical forms. In particular, methylmercury is converted from mercurous, and is a widespread neurotoxicant. Methylmercury is known to be the cause of the infamous Minamata disease, and it is known to bio-accumulate in the environment. Most human exposure to methylmercury is through fish consumption. It easily penetrates into the brain and causes damage to the central nervous system, and is especially damaging to the fetus. This paper summarizes the metabolism and toxicity of mercury and its compounds, especially those of methylmercury. Other recent studies are also summarized here.

収録刊行物

• 廃棄物学会誌

  廃棄物学会誌 16 (4), 185-190, 2005

  一般社団法人 廃棄物資源循環学会

キーワード

• 水銀
• メチル水銀
• 生体内動態
• 毒性

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390282679391012352
• NII論文ID: 10015420011
• NII書誌ID: AN10414674
• DOI: 10.3985/wmr.16.185
• ISSN: 18838960
• ISSN: 09170855
• NDL書誌ID: 7394595
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I7394595
• 本文言語コード: ja
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