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Mercury Toxicity and Treatment: A Review of the Literature

Author(s) -

Robin A. Bernhoft

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of environmental and public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.869

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 1687-9813

pISSN - 1687-9805

DOI - 10.1155/2012/460508

Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , toxicity , mercury poisoning , environmental chemistry , toxicology , chemistry , medicine , biology , computer science , programming language

Mercury is a toxic heavy metal which is widely dispersed in nature. Most human exposure results from fish consumption or dental amalgam. Mercury occurs in several chemical forms, with complex pharmacokinetics. Mercury is capable of inducing a wide range of clinical presentations. Diagnosis of mercury toxicity can be challenging but can be obtained with reasonable reliability. Effective therapies for clinical toxicity have been described.

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