Mercury vapor volatilization from particulate generated from dental amalgam removal with a high-speed dental drill – a significant source of exposure [PDF]
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2019 Background The ubiquitous use of dental amalgam for over 180 years has resulted in the exposure of millions of dental workers to mercury. Dental amalgam contains approximately 50% mercury. Dental workers, including dentists, dental assistants, and dental
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Toxic effects of chronic occupational mercury vapor exposure on female workers of childbearing age [PDF]
Journal of Occupational Medicine and ToxicologyBackground Few studies have been conducted on women of childbearing age with chronic mercury poisoning caused by mercury vapor exposure. Methods Occupational exposure, clinical symptoms and signs, laboratory tests, auxiliary examinations, treatment, and ...
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Cases of acute mercury poisoning by mercury vapor exposure during the demolition of a fluorescent lamp factory [PDF]
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017 Background In 2015, workers dismantling a fluorescent lamp factory in Korea were affected by mercury poisoning from exposure to mercury vapor. Case presentation Eighteen out of the 21 workers who participated in the demolition project presented with ...
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Acute respiratory syndrome following accidental inhalation of mercury vapor [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2018 Key Clinical Message Although the manufacture of glass mercury thermometers is now prohibited, they are still present in daily life and represent a source of accidental mercury intoxication.
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Mercury in the retina and optic nerve following prenatal exposure to mercury vapor. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Damage to the retina and optic nerve is found in some neurodegenerative disorders, but it is unclear whether the optic pathway and central nervous system (CNS) are affected by the same injurious agent, or whether optic pathway damage is due to retrograde
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In-situ adsorption-coupled-oxidation enabled mercury vapor capture over sp-hybridized graphdiyne [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsDeveloping efficient and sustainable carbon sorbent for mercury vapor (Hg0) capture is significant to public health and ecosystem protection. Here we show a carbon material, namely graphdiyne with accessible sp-hybridized carbons (HsGDY), that can serve ...
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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.
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Biomonitoring of Occupational Exposure to Mercury Among Dental Health Workers in LMICs: A Systematic Review [PDF]
International Dental JournalMercury exposure remains a significant occupational hazard for dental health workers, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), due to the continued use of dental amalgam.
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Mercury and cyanide exposure and safety practices in Sudanese artisanal gold mining communities, 2022 [PDF]
Environmental and Occupational Health PracticeBackground: Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) involves informal, small-scale investments in gold mining using low technology. It accounts for 39% of annual mercury emissions, in addition to cyanide emissions.
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Assessing the Environmental and Health Adverse Effects of Mercury Released From Dental Amalgam: A Literature Review [PDF]
Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research, 2021 This paper reviews the most available data on the possible adverse effects of mercury released from amalgam that comprises 50% pure mercury, 35% silver, 12-13 % tin, 2% copper, and up to 1% zinc, indium, platinum, and palladium.
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