Sentences with word «ethylmercury»

The federal mercury standards that first heightened concern were developed for methylmercury, not ethylmercury, the form contained in thimerosal.

The flu vaccine does contain a preservative called thimerosal, which breaks down to ethylmercury once inside the body.

Another theory implicates the vaccine preservative thimerosal, which contains a form of mercury known as ethylmercury.

Furthermore, unlike methylmercury ingested from fish, injected ethylmercury is not subject to the natural defense mechanisms related to ingestion, including metallothioneins and selenium.

In contrast, ethylmercury does not accumulate in the body.

[M] ethylmercury is produced in mid-depth ocean waters by processes linked to the «ocean rain.»

Some online forums and websites have posted misleading or inaccurate information about the ingredients in vaccines, leading some moms to worry about their safety — specifically, singling out thimerosal, which is an ethylmercury - containing compound sometimes used to keep vaccines safe from contamination.

However, because ethylmercury is chemically similar to methylmercury (the form of mercury present in dietary fish), we can compare the 187.5 - microgram ethylmercury dose to the safe reference dose for methylmercury set by the EPA.

Despite your OB's concerns on one hand about mercury in fish — while somehow blithely injecting thimerosol - containing (ethylmercury) flu shots, on the other — many women remain confused about the role of seafood in a pregnancy diet.

However, the type of mercury that is highly toxic, methylmercury, is different than the type found in vaccines, which is ethylmercury.

Nowadays vaccines include dangerous metals like mercury (thimerosal or ethylmercury) and aluminum.