Exposure to mercuric-cyanide complexes alters viability of zebrafish embryos
Abstract Mercury (Hg) is a unique heavy metal toxicant found in numerous environmental and occupational settings.A major source of environmental Hg is artisanal and small-scale gold mining, whereby metallic mercury (Hg0) is used to concentrate gold from mined ore.If the Hg0-contaminated tailings are then subjected to cyanidation to extract any rema