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Which food is a potential source of foodborne illness due to mercury contamination?
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∙ 13y ago
Elemental Mercury and most of its compounds are extremely toxic.
Practically all foods and drugs containing significant amounts of mercury were banned in most countries before 1999.
Some fish and shellfish with a high trophic level can have roughly 1 part per million of mercury, far higher than any plants or land animals.
The US FDA seems to think that the benefits of eating fish outweigh the risks from such tiny amounts of mercury for everyone except young children and women of child-bearing age.
Other common items that contain mercury are:
* dental amalgams
* some vaccines preserved in thiomersal (also spelled thimerosal)
* some cosmetics that contain thiomersal (also spelled thimerosal)
* mercury thermometers
* fluorescent bulbs
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoSeafood can be a cause of mercury poisoning. If too much is eaten, then poisoning can result.
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What illness does mercury cause?
Primarily it causes Mercury poisoning (Amalgam Illness, I think...)That can lead to several other problems like brain and kidney damage, plus many more general problems.
How is Mercury bad for the environment?
Mercury is poison to almost any living thing that ingests it do to what its made of it can cause deformations of cells, Illness and even death plusAnswer:Metallic mercury is not as harmful as some mercury compounds, after all dentists have used silver/mercury amalgams for years with little problem. Environmental contamination usually involves the production of organic mercury compound like methyl mercury when bacteria act on metallic mercury in sludges The organic mercury can be more readily absorbed by living organisms and passed up the food chain. It bio-concentrates in higher predators (e.g. game fish) until it is eaten by people or causes health problems for the fish.
What has the author D S Reid written?
D. S. Reid has written: 'Mercury contamination of fish from Pinchi Lake, B.C'
Is mercury building up in food chains?
Yes, due to the constant contamination that we flood into our waters, mercury is progressively worsening our ecosystem. This is of course fault of human beings, and unfortunately is preventable but is not being prevented.
What is the difference between contamination and exposure?
Radiation exposure is being exposed to radiation (as x rays, gamma, beta, neutrons, alpha, ...etc) but contamination is breathing or ingesting something polluted with contaminants as Mercury, carbon dioxide, uranium, plutonium, arsenic, ...etc
What are advantages of using mercury cell over membrane cell except the quality?
The mercury cell produces NaOH of higher concentrations than that which is obtainable in the membrane cell. The Mercury Cell is fairly self sustaining, whereas the membrane used in the membrane cell often gets clogged and impermeable to Na ions. Therefore it must be consistently cleaned - this costs time and money. Furthermore, the membrane itself is made of an expensive material, and overall, the Mercury cell is a cheaper alternative, favouring its usage in industry for those less concerned about the damaging potential of Mercury in the environment - Mercury is poisonous and can cause serious illness in cases of overexposure.
What did mercury get used for in 1566?
As a drug, for example for syphilis but also for other illness. All these applications were stupid and dangerous.
What is the difference between radiation exposure and contamination?
Radiation exposure is being exposed to radiation (as x rays, gamma, beta, neutrons, alpha, ...etc) but contamination is breathing or ingesting something polluted with contaminants as mercury, carbon dioxide, uranium, plutonium, arsenic, ...etc
What energy can be converted to what energy when mercury oxide is heated please help fast?
Metallic mercury has chemical potential energy, since it can combine with oxygen in an exothermic reaction, therefore, by driving out the oxygen with heat, you are converting heat energy to chemical potential energy.
Is Mercury gas a safe gas?
No its not because of its unruley poison scent if you inhale it or swallow it you could get serious illness or death.
What is a god a planet and measures heat?
Mercury is:the name of a God in the ancient Roman pantheonthe name of the planet closest to the suna component in a thermometer - if you consider a mercury thermometer.But mercury thermometers are being phased out because of the potential health hazards from mercury released from broken and discarded thermometers.
Does mercury poisoning cause anxiety?
Many people believe so. Please see the book "Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and treatment" By Dr. Andrew Cutler
