Methyl Mercury Is a Neurotoxin Most Likely to Be Consumed

question 72

Multiple Choice

Methyl mercury is a neurotoxin most likely to be consumed when you

• A)eat contaminated produce.
• B)drink water polluted by sulfur and nitrogen oxides.
• C)eat fish in which the toxin bioaccumulates.
• D)breathe air contaminated by photochemical smog.

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