The chemical element with atomic number 80 and symbol Hg. The only metal liquid at room temperature. Known to the ancients as it sometimes occurs natively in the environment. Its vapour and many compounds are toxic.
Questions tagged [mercury]
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How dangerous is a broken compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)?
The energy-saving compact fluorecent lamps (CFLs) contain some amount of mercury. If they break, it might be released. I've heard claims that they are really dangerous, and claims that the amount of mercury is completely harmless.
So how dangerous…
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Are silver dental fillings safe?
Are silver tooth fillings safe for a person's health?
My dentist says they are safe for my health. My general practitioner has no opinion on the matter.
Some countries have banned or restricted their use; others have not. The controversy is…
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Is Chelation therapy effective for autism?
Especially in connection with claims that thiomersal in vaccines is responsible for cases of autism, I've read that removing mercury through chelation can help autistic children.
Is there evidence that mercury plays any role in causing autism?
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Is there a link between mercury poisoning and attention deficits in children?
From the campaign biography of Dr. Jill Stein, U.S. 2012 presidential candidate for the Green Party:
[Jill] played a key role in the effort to get the Massachusetts fish advisories updated to better protect women and children from mercury…
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Does elemental mercury give off toxic vapor?
This video claims to show mercury giving off a steady stream of toxic vapor when viewed with a UV light.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JABbofwD3MI
There is also a Reddit discussion about this video. The visible vapor could easily be something else…
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What do we know about red mercury?
My friend, known as a liar, came to me two days ago and told stories about red mercury, something I never heard about. Could do magic, the pharaohs used it. 1 kg worth 30 million dollars, used in weapons something like that.
I never believe him,…
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Do the symptoms of autism resemble mercury poisoning?
This prevalent meme image claims that mercury poisoning and autism have similar symptoms. (Presumably it is intended to imply that vaccines containing mercury cause autism, but that isn't what this question is asking.)
Mercury poisoning and…
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Can mercury inhalation from dental amalgams cause Alzheimer's disease?
We can read here:
In fact, some scientists believe that vapor inhalation from dental amalgams can cause Alzheimer's disease in certain genetically predisposed individuals, although the safety of dental amalgams is still a topic of hot debate.
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Does the body manage to eliminate ethylmercury far more efficiently than it eliminates naturally occurring methylmercury?
STATNews wrote in Correcting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine ‘facts’:
The human body eliminates ethylmercury from vaccines far more
efficiently than it eliminates naturally occurring methylmercury.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. writes in his book…
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