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Endocrine Disruption in the Scheldt estuary:
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Mercury
Physicochemical properties
Chemical name NLKwik
Chemical name ENMercury
CAS no7439-97-6
UN-
Chemical formulaHg
Molecular weight200,59
Boiling point357°C
Melting point-38,8°C
Density-
Vapour pressure0,0012 mm
Solubilityinsoluble
LogKow-
PhaseLiquid
Notes
Persistenceyes
Degradation
Accumulation
Endocrien effect studies
Organism group Effect 
mammaliansuspected endocrine effect
Thyroid dysfunction		 Show study
mammaliansuspected no endocrine effect
No effect on serum thyroid hormone levels		 Show study
mammaliansuspected endocrine effect
Positive correlation between Hg-concentration and subfertility		 Show study
Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium.
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