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Which form of mercury is among the most harmful and is absorbed by algae?
AMercuric oxide
BMercury vapour
CLiquid mercury
DMethylmercury
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Methylmercury
Methylmercury is efficiently absorbed but only very slowly excreted, so it builds up along the food chain.
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