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Mercury poisoning

Mercury – the liquid metal with a boiling point 356.60 C, melting point – 38,90 C. Evaporate at room or even zero temperature. The contents of mercury vapor in the air increases with temperature and surface evaporation, which becomes particularly significant in the spill, when the mercury falls into many smaller droplets.
Mercury easily penetrates the [...]

Mercury poisoning symptoms

Mercury poisoning often occurs with prolonged inhalation of its vapors and, more rarely, when the mercury ingested in the skin or gastrointestinal tract. Acute poisoning occurs rarely, with large concentrations of mercury vapor in the air. There are headache, weakness, nausea, vomiting, fever. When you delete a poisoned atmosphere, and taking the necessary measures, all [...]