A Scientist Spilled 2 Drops Organic Mercury On Her Hands. This Is What Happened To Her Brain.

Patient KW is Dr Karen Wetterhahn PhD, Professor of Chemistry at Dartmouth

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A review of the toxicity of methylmercury compounds with application to occupational exposures associated with laboratory uses. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0013935183900592?via%3Dihub

Looking for alternatives. A scientist's death raises questions about a toxic mercury compound. Sci Am. 1997 Sep;277(3):20.