Mercury Poisoning and the Wider Implications [PDF]
Case Reports in MedicinePoisoning from mercury has the potential to affect multiple organ systems and can be fatal in some circumstances. We present a case of a patient who had both ingested and inhaled elemental mercury resulting in deposits in his pulmonary and ...
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Case Report: Successful management of hepatic injury secondary to mercury (II) oxide poisoning in a Vulpes lagopus with tail gland infection [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceA 6.08 kg female stray Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) of unknown age was presented with tail gland inflammation. Initial conventional therapy and subsequent tail amputation at a primary veterinary facility resulted in limited improvement.
BaoLian Yang +4 more
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Clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of diseases caused by mercury overexposure: a systematic review of case reports and case series [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundMercury poisoning remains a serious public health issue due to its multiple exposure routes and diverse clinical presentations. However, existing clinical evidence is fragmented, especially regarding real-world case data.
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Quantitative determination of mercury in blood-based DL-cysteine-modified direct mercury analyzer method [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologyOccupational mercury poisoning is a significant work-related illness due to that mercury vapor and its compounds can enter the human body and cause systemic damage.
Zuoxiang Li +7 more
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Effects of Mercury Concentration on the Health and Safety of Oil and Gas Workers
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2022 Introduction: The processing of crude oil is characterized by numerous hazards, which have significant health, safety, and environmental impacts on neighboring communities.
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Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 1-26., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
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Toxicology Communications, 2021 We reevaluate the treatment of mercury poisoning, incorporating recent advances in understanding of mercury toxicity and the mercury:selenium interaction.
Henry A. Spiller +2 more
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Chronic Mercury Poisoning [PDF]
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1946 The most prominent symptoms of chronic mercury poisoning are erethism, tremor and stomatitis. The psychic disturbance known as erethism is the first of the symptoms to develop; it is a peculiar form of timidity most evident in the presence of strangers.
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Environmental Mercury and Its Toxic Effects [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2014 Mercury exists naturally and as a man-made contaminant. The release of processed mercury can lead to a progressive increase in the amount of atmospheric mercury, which enters the atmospheric-soil-water distribution cycles where it can remain in ...
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Elemental mercury poisoning caused by subcutaneous and intravenous injection: An unusual self-injury
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2010 Elemental mercury poisoning most commonly occurs through vapor inhalation as mercury is well absorbed through the lungs. Administering subcutaneous and intravenous elemental mercury is very uncommon but with only a few isolated case reports in the ...
Wale Jaywant, Yadav Pankaj, Garg Shairy
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