Chemical type of mercury in patients in the outbreak of organomercury poisoning in Iraq.
Gas chromatography was employed to identify the mercurial compound involved in the Iraq outbreak of organomercury poisoning. Only methylmercury was detected in human blood, hair, and tissues. The quantity of methylmercury present correlates well with the quantity of organic mercury determined by selective atomic absorption.
D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000032:analysis; D006197:Hair / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000378:metabolism*; D008767:Methylmercury Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D009941:Organomercury Compounds / Q000032:analysis
D008767:Methylmercury Compounds; D009941:Organomercury Compounds