Sentences with word «mercury»

I already have a lot of mercury glass in the room, so it goes with the silver theme.

One last touch of mercury glass in my home are these light fixtures that I purchased to hang over my kitchen island.

The primary concern is aimed at the relatively high levels of mercury in seafood which can accumulate to toxic levels in the body over time.

As when you were pregnant, you can include fish and seafood two to three times a week, but avoid fish with high mercury levels.

For the first time, scientists say that huge levels of mercury from volcanic eruptions may have caused most of life on earth to be wiped out 250 million years ago.

This year I've fallen in love with mercury glass.

However, the chances of something more serious, such as mercury poisoning, happening due to shrimp consumption is pretty slim.

A glass mercury thermometer was once a staple in most medicine cabinets.

Tests for mercury content showed that over this eight - year period, the concentration in the fish dropped an average of 19 percent.

The researchers determined that an ecosystem's proximity to such sources had a greater effect on mercury pollution than past studies had indicated.

Yes, these bulbs save energy, but they may be a larger source of mercury pollution in effective terms, if not in mass.

Almost all fish contains mercury, but some has less than others.

Like any food from the sea, it's possible for sea vegetables to absorb heavy metals like mercury from the environment.

It's an interesting fact that some people with high mercury exposure don't become toxic, yet others with relatively low exposure do.

As a doctor, I am much more concerned about mercury exposure in the environment - particularly in food (like that tuna fish sandwich).

Some of the low mercury fish and seafood that would otherwise be recommended for their health benefits are no longer considered sustainable.

It's true that there's some concern about mercury toxicity from fish.

While pregnant, avoid fish that high mercury content like plaque!

The path taken by mercury into the food chain from the air, snow, ice or ocean currents isn't yet clear.

Also, if your cat consumes a lot of tuna, this could cause neurological problems because of high levels of mercury contamination.

This doesn't look like much, but it is really important, an LED replacement for the 12 billion fragile glass mercury filled fluorescent tubes in stores and offices around the world.

So, the bottom - feeding fish have both lower mercury concentrations and diluted growth.

This occurs when mercury - based chemical preservatives are used in the vaccine.

So people today are more and more obsessed with using mercury glass in their home decorating.

There are two reasons for this: the bottom - dwelling prey have lower mercury concentrations but also are higher in calories, allowing the fish to gain weight more efficiently and grow faster.

Coal plant emissions include mercury, arsenic, and sulfur dioxide, pollutants that are very dangerous to your health.

No human studies have assessed prolonged exposure to low levels of mercury vapor.

The production of chlorine can also release the toxic metal mercury into the environment.

A baby gets 25 times more mercury by breastfeeding for six months than in a single dose of flu vaccine.

In contrast to so - called energy - saving lamps, which contain toxic mercury, LEDs are environmentally friendly.

This pool houses nearly twice as much mercury as soils outside of the northern permafrost region, the ocean and the atmosphere combined.

Recent equipment upgrades have even reduced mercury by almost 90 %.

I love mercury glass ornaments, but I don't love the price tag on the real ones!

They also release the toxic heavy metal mercury into the atmosphere.

«There are still big gaps in our understanding of how mercury moves between air, soil, and water, and between different parts of the world,» he says.

What about other sea contaminants, such as mercury found in fish?

Implementation of air pollution regulations, however, enabled a large - scale decline in atmospheric mercury levels during the 1980s.

With a vinegar spraying technique it can be made to look like silver mercury glass instead of a silver mirror.

You already have a system in place for removing mercury and other heavy metals from your body.

This means that they contain much less mercury and other heavy metals than larger fish such as tuna.

I just want to know if my kids are going to get mercury poisoning if a bulb breaks in their rooms.

That is roughly 10 times the amount of all human - caused mercury emissions over the last 30 years, based on emissions estimates from 2016.

I really like the simplicity of the mantel, with the blue art piece and the sparkle of the faux mercury glass candle holder.

Also, unlike fluorescent lighting, LEDs are mercury free and better for the environment.