This study was performed to evaluate the effect of dietary factors for mercury exposure by comparing with blood mercury concentration. Study population consisted of 1,866 adults (839 men and 1,027 women) in randomly-selected 30 districts in southeast Korea. Dietary mercury intake was calculated from food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) on seafood items and 24 hr recall record. Blood mercury conce...

Mercury in the Arctic is an important environmental and human health issue. The reliance of Northern Peoples on traditional foods, such as marine mammals, for subsistence means that they are particularly at risk from mercury exposure. The cycling of mercury in Arctic marine systems is reviewed here, with emphasis placed on the key sources, pathways and processes which regulate mercury levels in...

Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element that has metallic, inorganic and organic forms, each with their own implications for human health. Exposure to mercury primarily occurs by inhalation of metallic mercury vapors and by dietary intake of organic mercury. Early health effects are often not well detected. Therefore, determination of the internal dose is a valuable approach in primary pr...

mercury is a dangerous and an extremely toxic element, which can transfer to the food chain.presence of this element in the atmosphere particularly during the rainy seasons cause soil and environmental pollution, therefore this research will evaluate the transformation of mercury vapor from the atmosphere through precipitation into the soil. in the present study, mercury concentrations were det...

heavy metals, in particular mercury, are important for the public health due to their toxicity and endurance in the environment. in the present study, the distribution of mercury was surveyed along the coast of the caspian sea (mazandaran province). twelve stations were selected and from each station 5 samples were randomly collected followed by chemical analyses. an inverse weight-distance met...

Nerve conduction tests were performed on the right ulnar nerve of factory workers exposed to elemental mercury vapour. Time integrated urine mercury indices were used to measure the degree of exposure. Workers with prolonged distal latencies had significantly higher urine mercury concentrations when compared with those with normal latencies. Significant correlations between increasing urine mer...

The historical items pertaining to mercury are outlined, and its toxicity and former medicinal uses are discussed. The diversity of the toxic effects by the different forms of mercury as well as the routes of administration are illustrated in three case reports. The importance of diaphoresis in the treatment of mercury poisoning as well as the status of the use of chelating agents are reviewed....

The effect of administration of ambilhar to rats poisoned with mercury for two weeks were investigated. The results showed that administration of ambilhar to rats dosed with mercuric chloride, resulted in a significant increase in the faecal excretion of mercury. At the same time a significant decrease in the urinary output of the metal was found. Chelation of ambilhar with mercury to form a po...

in most aquatic ecosystems mercury accumulates more in the sediment than in water column. however, due to limited eco-toxicological data, it is difficult to predict the toxicity of these sediments. the present study evaluated the effects of inorganic mercury in spiked sediment on the survival, growth, and emergence of the midge chironomus riparius and compared the results to mercury concentrati...

use of microorganisms for removing mercury is an effective technology for the treatment of industrial wastewaters and can become an effective tool for the remediation of man-impacted coastal ecosystems with this metal. in this study, seven types of mercury resistant bacteria were separated from industrial waste and minimum inhibitory concentration (mic), were determined for these bacteria. resu...