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Volatilization of mercury compounds by methylmercury-volatilizing bacteria in Minamata Bay sediment

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  1. Department of Basic Medical Science, National Institute for Minamata Disease, 4058-18 Hama, 867, Minamata City Kumamoto, Japan

    Kunihiko Nakamura

  2. Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, 890, Kagoshima, Japan

    Taizo Sakata

  3. Department of Environmental Health, Medical University of Yamanashi, 400-38, Yamanashi, Japan

    Hideomi Nakahara

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Nakamura, K., Sakata, T. & Nakahara, H. Volatilization of mercury compounds by methylmercury-volatilizing bacteria in Minamata Bay sediment. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 41, 651–656 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02021014

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