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Methylmercury and methylmercury compounds

CAS Number

22967-92-6

Synonym

Methyl mercury; mercury (organic); organic mercury compounds

Methylmercury

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: 
Currently listed
Reproductive Toxicity: 
Currently listed

Cancer

Listed as causing: 
Cancer
Date of Listing: 
05/01/1996
Basis for Listing: 
Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer

Reproductive Toxicity

Listed as causing: 
Developmental Toxicity
Developmental Toxicity
Date of Listing: 
07/01/1987
Basis for Listing: 
State's Qualified Experts

Comments

Listed as Methyl mercury for developmental effects; listed as Methylmercury compounds for cancer.