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Phenylmercuric acetate has been used as a preservative in eyedrops and paint, disinfectant, former fungicide in agriculture, and a potential fungicide in leather processing.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{cite journal |last1=Geier |first1=J. |last2=Lessmann |first2=H. |last3=Uter |first3=W. |last4=Schnuch |first4=A. |year=2005 |title=Patch testing with phenylmercuric acetate |journal=Contact Dermatitis |volume=53 |issue=2 |pages=117–8 |doi=10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.0650d.x |pmid=16033409 |s2cid=42906373}}</ref><ref name="Pmid2">{{cite journal |last1=Xu |first1=Y. |last2=Zhao |first2=D. |last3=Gao |first3=C. |last4=Zhou |first4=L. |last5=Pang |first5=G. |last6=Sun |first6=S. |year=2012 |title=In vitro activity of phenylmercuric acetate against ocular pathogenic fungi |journal=[[Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy]] |volume=67 |issue=8 |pages=1941–4 |doi=10.1093/jac/dks133 |pmid=22514262 |doi-access=free}}</ref> It kills [[crabgrass]], the seedlings of which are especially vulnerable, but leaves most lawn grasses intact.<ref>Sunset Western Garden Book (1954), p.69</ref> It exhibits anti-fungal activity against a broad range of ocular pathogenic fungi, with the greatest activity against ''Fusarium'' spp, and has been investigated as a potential treatment for [[Fungal keratitis|keratomycosis]].<ref name="Pmid2" />
Phenylmercuric acetate was used for disinfecting mucous membranes, but due to toxicological and ecotoxicological reasons, is no longer used.<ref name=":1">{{cite book |last1=Siebert |first1=Jörg |title=Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry |last2=Harke |first2=Hans-Peter |year=2009 |isbn=978-3-527-30673-2 |chapter=Disinfectants |doi=10.1002/14356007.a08_551.pub2}}</ref> In the 1950s, phenylmercuric acetate was used as a catalyst in 3M Tartan brand polyurethane flexible floors, a common flooring used in public buildings, especially in school gymnasiums,
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