Mercury is a highly toxic environmental metal that can lead to mercury toxicity or poisoning when consumed, inhaled, or touched. Common symptoms of mercury poisoning include muscle weakness ...

Mercury poisoning is a type of metal poisoning caused by Hg exposure. Mercury is a highly toxic element; however, only a few cases of Hg poisoning have been reported. Formerly, it has been used as ...

WEST BABYLON, N.Y.-- Workers at a thermometer factory in West Babylon, New York who were exposed to airborne mercury blame their employer for "prioritizing profits over people." Their boss at the ...

who were diagnosed with mercury poisoning, Tierney said. A doctor at the hospital notified the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency and the New York ...

Mercury enters waterways, including lakes, rivers, and oceans, primarily through industrial processes such as coal-fired power generation. Over time, this mercury accumulates in fish. Larger, ...

The EcoWaste Coalition has detected high levels of mercury in "Pumepine Total White Underarm Cream," a locally-made skin ...

Understanding the internal detoxification processes of methylmercury in animals is essential for protecting wildlife and designing treatments against mercury poisoning. Alain Manceau, ESRF ...

Scientists have discovered a new way emperor penguins detoxify mercury, revealing a surprising detoxification pathway not ...

WEST BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of a New York thermometer factory was sentenced Friday to three years of probation for failing to protect workers who were exposed to hazardous levels of ...