methyl mercury [meth-uhl-mur-kyuh-ree]  

Mercury(II) sulfate
Mercury(II) sulfate, commonly called mercuric sulfate is the chemical compound HgSO4.

Mercury sulfate is used as a catalyst in the production of acetaldehyde from acetylene and water. Methyl mercury is produced as a side product of this conversion. Mercury-containing pollutants from this reaction are held to have caused Minamata disease in Minamata, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan.

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