Submitted by Professional_Try_384 t3_y0x6wp in askscience
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Reply to comment by BluetoothXIII in What makes mercury so toxic? by Professional_Try_384
Monomethylmercury is pretty bad, but dimethylmercury or diethylmercury, or anything in between will destroy a nervous system in 6 months with as little as 1mg coming into contact with the skin. I believe EDTA if used as a chelating agent for 2 weeks post exposure is known to decrease the trauma by a large amount.
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