Effects of Mercury on human health

         According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mercury is among one of ten substances that represent a significant health problem. Contamination environment with and its compounds possible through natural artificial ways from ill-conceived or deliberate actions. These include human consumption mercury-contaminated seafood fumes released during industrial processes. When plants are poisoned by mercury, disrupts their physiological state binding sulfhydryl, phosphoryl, carboxyl, amide groups cells, which manifested widespread dysfunction main mechanisms. Elemental, organic, inorganic forms enter body in different ways. Elemental enters inhalation organic gastrointestinal tract. Mercury damages central nervous system (CNS), tract, kidneys. Acute chronic poisoning differ body. Air saturated elemental usually causes acute poisoning, while results poisoning. During various antidotes used, including succimer, unitiol, penicillamine, dimercaprol, other detoxification agents. In 2013, recommendations WHO (World Organization) organizations on protection anthropogenic releases reflected Minamata Convention – “About Mercury”. The article discusses mechanisms clinical manifestation neurotoxicity role selenium reducing damage caused mercury. Research data presented potential pathogenic development neurodegenerative diseases, connection Alzheimer's disease, modern methods managing