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XComhghall OP t1_j2f3tc8 wrote

Reply to comment by Prior-Evening-95 in If fish accumulate mercury in the more toxic, methylmercury form, is it toxic to them? by XComhghall

The idea of bioaccumulation is that you intake more than you excrete, so it builds up.

Mercury seems to affect the nervous system mainly. It is my understanding that most neurons are not regenerated, and recovery is usually slow and incomplete.

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