Mercury is a toxic heavy metal released into the environment from both natural and anthropogenic sources. It is of great interest to consumers as to whether it can cause neurological effects at low dose levels. The effects of organic mercury exposure at high levels have been demonstrated in several large-scale poisonings, particularly those in Japan and Iraq in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. These e...

The dental environment is being polluted with metals from materials in many ways, mainly due to aerosol-generating procedures; this could affect the long-term well-being of dentists, students, and personnel. current pollution incorporates metallic nanoparticles, which are highly reactive quickly become airborne, especially those particles that unbound bulk composition. In addition, liquid mercu...

This study investigated the effects of increasing mercury (Hg) concentration on early developmental stages of sea urchin, Echinomethra mathaei, as a bioindicator. The toxicity test was carried out after the gamete released induction and fertilization in six concentrations of mercury within the range of 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128 µg/L. Embryos samples were incubated for 30 h in control and test so...

introduction: dentists are exposed to mercury vapor from dental amalgam in their routine occupational practice; excess exposure to mercury is harmful. the aim of this study was to assess the influence of some possible related factors on the urine mercury levels of general dentists and restorative specialists in mashhad in 2010. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was performed ran...

Mercury is found in the environment as elemental mercury, inorganic mercury or organic mercury (ethyl-, methyl-, alkyl-, or phenylmercury). In our environment it is present in thermometers, thermostats, dental amalgams, paint, cosmetic products, laxatives, diuretics and antiseptics. Organic mercury is the most toxic and most frequent form of mercury exposure, found in fish, poultry, pesticides ...

The various methods of treatment to mercury toxicity in the human body have been studied and investigated with somewhat mixed conclusions. This paper discusses the various types of mercury, the cycle of mercury in the environment, human exposure to mercury and treatment, and methods of reducing mercury pollution and its effect in the human population in the U.S.

For more than a century and half, silver/mercury amalgam fillings have been used in dental practice as the preferred tooth filling material. Currently, occupational exposure of dental staff to mercury vapor released from the amalgam, has been an issue of concern because of its possible adverse outcomes. Aim: The aim of this work was to determine the mercury body burden in dental staff exposed t...

OBJECTIVES Mercury combined with other metals to form solid amalgams has long been used in reconstructive dentistry but its use has been controversial since at least the middle of the 19th century. The exposure and body burden of mercury reviews have consistently stated that there is a deficiency of adequate epidemiological studies addressing this issue. Fish and dental amalgam are two major so...