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Cases of mercury exposure, bioavailability, and absorption

Gochfeld, Michael·2003·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
DOI 10.1016/s0147-6513(03)00060-5
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Abstract

Mercury is a unique element that, unlike many metals, has no essential biological function. It is liquid at room temperature and is 13.6 times heavier than water. Its unique physical properties have been exploited for a variety of uses such as in mercury switches, thermostats, thermometers, and other instruments. Its ability to amalgamate with gold and silver are used in mining these precious metals and as a dental restorative. Its toxic properties have been exploited for medications, preservatives, antiseptics, and pesticides. For these reasons there have been many industrial uses of mercury, and occupational exposures of workers and industrial emissions and effluents contaminating air, water, soil, and ultimately food chains have long been a matter of great public health concern. This paper examines briefly six cases representing various forms of exposure to different species of mercury, and indicates the methodological issues in estimating exposure, bioavailability and absorption; these cases include Minamata disease in Japan, organic mercury poisoning in Iraq, methylmercury (MeHg) exposure in the Amazon, dimethylmercury (PMM) in the laboratory, an elemental mercury spill in Cajamarca, Peru, and a mercury-contaminated building in Hoboken, NJ, USA. Other scenarios that are not described include occupational exposure to mercury salts, mercurial preservatives in vaccines, cultural and ritualistic uses of mercury, and mercury in dental amalgams.

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  1. Guimaraes, 2000, Mercury methylation along a lake-forest transect in the Tapajos river floodplain, Brazilian Amazon, Sci. Total Environ., 261, 1

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Authors
Gochfeld, M.
Affiliations
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Corresponding author
Gochfeld, Michael
ORCID
Gochfeld, Michael
Venue
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-09
Volume
56
Issue
1
Pages
174-179
ISSN
0147-6513 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0147-6513(03)00060-5
OpenAlex
W2087082909
Cited by
485
References
20
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 25 · 2014: 36 · 2013: 19 · 2012: 34
FWCI
8.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Keywords
mercury exposure, mercury toxicity, bioavailability, mercury uptake, Minamata disease, organic mercury poisoning, methylmercury, dimethylmercury, occupational mercury exposure, mercury contamination, exposure assessment
MeSH terms
Absorption, Accidents, Animals, Biological Availability, Brazil, Environmental Exposure, Fishes, Humans, Iraq, Japan, Mercury, Methylmercury Compounds, Occupational Exposure, Mercury Poisoning, Nervous System, Food Chain

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