Among other things it has been claimed that the minute
amount of mercury in some vaccinations are harmful.
Another concern is many of the fish oils on the market are contaminated with relatively
large amounts of mercury and toxic chemicals.
They then used their observed values to calculate the
total amount of mercury stored in permafrost in the northern hemisphere and create a map of mercury concentrations in the region.
(The FDA advises women and children to consume no more than two meals per week containing fish with
low amounts of mercury, such as canned tuna.)
Restrict the amount of tuna as this often contains higher
amounts of mercury which can be counter-productive when treating the disorder.
Trace amounts of mercury dumped in the Pacific possibly during gold rush days are being carried back on land in fog from the ocean.
Nobody is sitting in a secret lair at the top of Mount Everest, stroking a cat and plotting to contaminate the world with trace
amounts of mercury from light bulbs and batteries.
However, it is a known fact among environmental experts that the production of cement produces large
amounts of mercury released from the limestone used as the raw material, the median amount being 1.5 lbs.
Holmes said now that researchers know that the storms are spreading the mercury, they need to understand why there are high
amounts of mercury at these higher altitudes and how it affects Earth.
Initially the team was in disbelief, he says, until one of the researchers recalled an obscure 1999 paper in Meteoritics & Planetary Science about the possibility that lunar cold traps might harbor significant
amounts of mercury as well as ice.
By comparing the 20 % amplitude of seasonal mercury variations to the
known amount of mercury in the atmosphere (~ 5000 metric tons), they estimate that each year about 1000 tons of mercury is sequestrated in vegetation via leaf uptake.
Two types of influenza vaccines are available in the U.S.: inactivated injectable influenza vaccine and live attenuated influenza vaccine, which is inhaled through the nose, Inactivated, injectable influenza vaccines packaged in multi-dose vials contain the mercury preservative thimerosal but inactivated influenza vaccines in single dose vials are thimerosal - free or contain trace
amounts of the mercury preservative.
The fact that the power industry has been able to dump
unlimited amounts of mercury and other toxics into the skies (and eventually into the ocean and tuna) without penalty for so long is mind - boggling.
Bluefish, which are large predators that migrate up and down the Atlantic from Maine to Florida, have some of the highest
amounts of mercury found in any fish.
I knew not to touch it because I'd read about how mercury poisoning from trace
amounts of mercury used in making felt hats drove hatters crazy (the origin of the phrase «mad as a hatter»).
One or two hearty helpings of tuna will not hurt your pooch, but eating
large amounts of mercury - tainted fish over the long term can cause severe, life - threatening health problems.
It is okay to enjoy sushi again, but watch out for tuna, mackerel, shark, swordfish, and tile - fish because these fishes contain high
amounts of mercury which can be toxic to your baby's nervous system.
Gold barons in Brazil stand to profit from a plan to stop them discharging
massive amounts of mercury into the River Amazon and its tributaries.
The numbers from the statistics bureau told Streets the
total amount of mercury that might be emitted, but he also needed to know how much actually made it into the air.
Some studies show that children who were exposed to
tiny amounts of mercury in utero have slower reflexes, language deficits, and shortened attention spans.
The California Department of Public Health found dangerously
high amounts of mercury in skin creams, which are often made outside the U.S.
As it turns out, tuna has quite a
significant amount of mercury in it, so much so, adults are advised to only eat it once a week — as that's the level of mercury our bodies can handle.
Coal contains
trace amounts of mercury that, when burned, enter the environment and human bodies, effecting intellectual development.
Harmful effects: Large
amounts of mercury in the body affect the menstrual cycle in women and their ovulation, and destroy the pancreatic cells that produce insulin and regulate blood sugar levels.
Concern over the disposal of compact fluorescents (CFLs), is due to the small
amount of mercury they contain.
That risk reduction might be important not only for individuals at risk of digestive tract problems but for all persons wanting to reduce the potential risk posed by the presence of heavy metal residues (like small
amounts of mercury or cadmium or arsenic) in their diet.
Sushi is not encouraged for pregnant women, because of the high
amounts of mercury in some kinds of fish that might harm the baby's growth and development.
Some types of fish contain larger
amounts of mercury, so you need to stay away from the shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish.