The following scheme has been suggested to explain the behaviour 
of organomercurials in soil (139). 
| Hg0 HCl, | 
4 “A 
fl fie 


HoNO, | ———> nec —> [se| > | Hes 
Hg, Cl, —— >» HeCl., + ie 
¥ { 
"Hg Cl, + 2C1 
H,0 
HgCl, + OHT 
Hg, 0 ——> He + He0 v 
Hg,€1, +121 
{ 
HgCl,, + Hg 
HgN0., —> He + N, + 0, 
Phenyi-Hg0Ac > (Phenyl) Hg + Hg + 2 AcO™ 
Ethyl-Hg0Ac > (Ethyl) ,Hg + He +2 AcO™ 
CH ,0-C,H, -Hg0Ac + SHO CoH He Mes Gol OGHg + 2AcO0H 
Hg + HgO0Ac + CH.,OH Ca CoH), 
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