(2) U r r n , R. G., King, E.. Analysi 82 Table Vll.
Ethylmercury Chloride (EMC) and Methylmercury Chloride (MMC) Retention in Acid-Permanganate Absorber
EMC, y Residue. 19 118 lst, acid KMnOc absorber. 746 645 2nd acid KMn04 absorber” 0 0 Total found 765 763 Original MMC Original EMC 800 so0 1st acid KhlnO, absorber (further 0xidation)a.b 765 668 Total found using above value 784 786 Determined as mercury and calculated as EMC and MMC. b By H202 mercury method. I
cury(I1) is obtained, but if hydroxylamine sulfate is used in the absence of chloride, only one half of the amount present is recovered. This suggests reduction of the mercury(I1) to mercury(1); however, this fact could not, be verified. The stability t o acid Permanganate of several organic mercury
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MMC: 7 755 0 -. 762 800
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97 653 0
750 800
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775 782
690 787
compounds tested is: methylmercury chloride > phenylmercury acetate> ethylmercury chloride. LITERATURE CITED
(1) Booer, J. R., Ann. Appl. Bioi. 31, 340-59 (1944).
(34%r$27).AA, ~ ~Gerosr;, , , c r , , .l(ed, lai’oru 45,695 i 19%;. ( 4 ) Hor~skoya. hT., Pmcouni It;katstci 5 , 339 (l9
