Mercury is a metallic element with the symbol Hg and is the only liquid metal at room temperature. Mercury’s zero oxidation state (Hg0) exists as a liquid or vapor, its mercurous state (Hg+) forms inorganic salts, and its mercuric state (Hg+2) exists as either inorganic salts or organomercury compounds. With the exception of elemental liquid mercury, all forms of mercury are toxic, and some deadly.
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Spearheading a global group of scientists, the U.S. Geological Survey chronicled the mercury pollutants in the air, soil, sediment, plants, fish and wildlife throughout western North America. Ecologists complied decades of data and studies to assess groupings of mercury and methylmercury.
Mercury, a heavy metal, is organically found in the rock of the earth’s crust. It can become problematic when people, fish, and wildlife are subjected to elevated levels of mercury in its harmful configuration, methylmercury.
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