by Francesca Costa | Jul 20, 2020 | Mercury
The Australian Lighting Council estimates that only 10 per cent of all mercury-containing light bulbs and fluorescent tubes are being properly recycled, leading to mercury contamination of landfills and the wider environment. It’s a serious public health concern...
by Francesca Costa | Jul 16, 2020 | Mercury
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamata_disease Local doctors and medical officials had noticed for a long time an abnormally high frequency of cerebral palsy and other infantile disorders in the Minamata area. In 1961 a number of medical professionals...
by Francesca Costa | Jul 16, 2020 | Mercury
The world first became widely aware of the dangers of mercury poisoning when the Minamata River became heavily contaminated by heavy metals from release of uncontrolled industrial metal effluent. Minamata. What has extended from this nasty pollution event is a...
by Francesca Costa | Jul 16, 2020 | Mercury
Methylmercury exposure and health effects in humans: a worldwide concern. Mergler D1, Anderson HA, Chan LH, Mahaffey KR, Murray M, Sakamoto M, Stern AH; Panel on Health Risks and Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury. Author information Abstract Methylmercury is a...
by Francesca Costa | Jul 15, 2020 | Mercury
Although the word “autism” was first used by researchers in 1940s as an expressive term of children who are suffering from social and or emotional problems, definitive etiology of autism has not been figured out yet. Till now, no single factor could be claimed to be...
by Francesca Costa | Jul 15, 2020 | Mercury
Researchers have found significantly higher levels of toxic metals in children with autism, compared to typical children. They hypothesize that reducing early exposure to toxic metals may help lessen symptoms of autism, though they say this hypotheses needs further...
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