Industrial
Batteries, fungicide
Seafood consumption
Mostly methylmercury
Batteries, fungicide
Mostly methylmercury
All disrupt sulfhydryl ezymes leading to impaired cellular function
Liquid metal at room temperature (Think of the Terminator recongealing)
14x more dense than water
Volatile and lipid soluble, therefore rapidly absorbed through lungs (approximately 70-80%)
Oxidized rapidly to inorganic form
Poorly absorbed from GI tract
Therefor most ingestions are non-toxic
Therefor most ingestions are non-toxic
Exists in three major forms:
Long chain and Aryl forms are rapidly converted to inorganic forms
Short chain forms are highly lipophilic and cross the blood-brain barrier and placenta
Metabolized in the liver to N-acetyl-homocysteine-methylmercury which undergoes enterohepatic recirculation
Metabolized in the liver to N-acetyl-homocysteine-methylmercury which undergoes enterohepatic recirculation
Exists as monovalent and divalent
Corrosive
Chronic exposures lead to accumulation in brain and CNS
Found in many batteries, little risk of toxicity from the<unk>  components s/p ingestion
Other dangers exist though!!!
The California Department of Public Health issued a health alert on May, 2014 noting<unk>  poisoning linked to use of skin-lightening or acne Creams from Mexico
Other dangers exist though!!!
Atomic symbol of Hg from latin name hydrargyros which means silver water
Hat felters (Elemental)
"Mad as a hatter"
Anti-syphilitic agents (Inorganic)
"A night in the arms of venus lead to a lifetime on<unk> "
Calomel (Inorganic)<unk> us Chloride sold as a teething powder
Causes "pink disease"
pain and erythema of the palms and soles, irritability, insomnia, anorexia, diaphoresis, photophobia, and skin rash
Minamata Bay, Japan (Organic)
Massive exposure to methylmercury from contaminated seafood secondary to industrial dumping of<unk>  containing compounds
Iraq 1971 (Organic)
95,000 tons of methylmercury coated grain sold for human consumption
Miners and smelters (Elemental)
Mostly secondary to exposure to Cinnabar (HgS)
Dental workers through amalgams (Elemental)
Clinical effects secondary to exposure to<unk>  through amalgams is controversial
"Mad as a hatter"
"A night in the arms of venus lead to a lifetime on<unk> "<unk> us Chloride sold as a teething powder
Causes "pink disease"
pain and erythema of the palms and soles, irritability, insomnia, anorexia, diaphoresis, photophobia, and skin rash
pain and erythema of the palms and soles, irritability, insomnia, anorexia, diaphoresis, photophobia, and skin rash
Massive exposure to methylmercury from contaminated seafood secondary to industrial dumping of<unk>  containing compounds
95,000 tons of methylmercury coated grain sold for human consumption
Mostly secondary to exposure to Cinnabar (HgS)
Clinical effects secondary to exposure to<unk>  through amalgams is controversial
Mercury toxicity
Aluminum toxicity
Mold toxicity
Antimony toxicity
Zinc toxicity
Arsenic toxicity
Gold toxicity
Barium toxicity