Environmental mercury and man : a report of an Inter-departmental Working Group on Heavy Metals.

  • Great Britain. Inter-departmental Working Group on Heavy Metals.
Date:
1976
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Environmental mercury and man : a report of an Inter-departmental Working Group on Heavy Metals. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Summary Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 CONTENTS Environmental mercury Introduction .. Natural mercury Industrial usage Emissions .. : : Concentrations in the earned The atmosphere The hydrosphere .. The lithosphere The biosphere Plants Animals .. Pathways of mercury to man Food .. The aquatic pathy The terrestrial path’ Mercury in the UK diet .. Drink . : Absorption in the Auieneary tract Respiration Absorption through the aa Mercury in man Distribution, deposition ond Pee Types of poisoning and associated symptoms Alkylmercury poisoning .. ie Alkoxyalkylmercury poisoning .. ‘Arylmercury poisoning Human exposure The general public Industrial experience Hazardous levels a Controls on mercury, Government action and reese Policy . Food Air leat Consumer goods Agricultural uses 1V i-ix Vi 1 1 1 1 8 3 9 3 10 4 19 5 19 5 20 6 21 6 26 7 26 7 28 7 34 9 35 9 37 10 38 11 4] 12 50 14 52 14 54 14 58 ibe 59 16 60 16 66 17 70 18 73 19 74 19 ps 19 76 20 81 20 90 23 94 26 95 26 96 26 -101 28 107 28