Mercury Toxicity and Treatment: A Review of the Literature

Mercury is a toxic heavy metal which is widely dispersed in nature. Most human exposure results from fish consumption or dental amalgam. Mercury occurs in several chemical forms, with complex pharmacokinetics. Mercury is capable of inducing a wide range of clinical presentations. Diagnosis of mercur...

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Published inJournal of Environmental and Public Health Vol. 2012; no. 2012; pp. 360 - 369
Main Author Bernhoft, Robin A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2012
Hindawi Puplishing Corporation
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Subjects
Bioaccumulation
Chelating Agents - therapeutic use
Chelation Therapy - methods
Contamination
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Heavy metals
Humans
Mercury
Mercury - pharmacokinetics
Mercury - toxicity
Mercury Poisoning - diagnosis
Mercury Poisoning - drug therapy
Mercury Poisoning - etiology
Metals
Pharmacokinetics
Review
Seafood
Toxicity
Treatment Outcome
Unithiol - therapeutic use
Urine
Los Angeles California
United States > US
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ISSN1687-9805
1687-9813
1687-9813
DOI10.1155/2012/460508

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Summary:Mercury is a toxic heavy metal which is widely dispersed in nature. Most human exposure results from fish consumption or dental amalgam. Mercury occurs in several chemical forms, with complex pharmacokinetics. Mercury is capable of inducing a wide range of clinical presentations. Diagnosis of mercury toxicity can be challenging but can be obtained with reasonable reliability. Effective therapies for clinical toxicity have been described.
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Academic Editor: Margaret E. Sears
ISSN:1687-9805
1687-9813
1687-9813
DOI:10.1155/2012/460508