Just when we thought the issue of mercury in vaccines was settled, it emerged once again in the politics surrounding vaccines ...

In 2017, a new global treaty was meant to bring mercury pollution under control. But three decades of data from UK harbor porpoises show mercury is still increasing, and is linked to a higher risk of ...

There are three (3) forms of mercury: elemental mercury, inorganic mercury, and organic mercury. Organic or methyl mercury is the most hazardous. The mercury usually encountered in patient-care ...

Federal OSHA inspectors cited a Long Island thermometer manufacturer for overexposing their employees to elemental mercury (Hg) at its West Babylon, New York facility. OSHA determined Kessler ...

The detection of elemental mercury vapor remains a critical challenge in environmental monitoring and industrial safety, given its toxicity and propensity for long-range atmospheric travel. Recent ...

Mercury occurs in three forms: elemental mercury, inorganic mercury, and organic mercury. Elemental mercury is mostly found in thermometers and certain electrical switches. Inorganic mercury is more ...

Elemental mercury will be stored at a facility in West Texas, after the U.S. Department of Energy selected a nuclear waste disposal company to hold the chemical until technology is developed to treat ...

Dear Dr. Roach: How much mercury is safe? — A.C. Dear A.C.: The chemical element mercury exists in three forms: elemental mercury, which is the kind in thermometers; inorganic mercury, especially ...

Mercury, also called quicksilver, is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. A heavy, silvery, transition metal, mercury is one of five elements that are ...