Mercury

See also:

• Health: Alternative: Non-Toxic Living: Mercury and Amalgams  (22)
• Health: Occupational Health and Safety: Hazardous Substances: Mercury  (9)

Clean the Rain, Clean the Lakes: Mercury in Rain Is Polluting The Great Lakes - - National Wildlife Federation report reveals that the rain falling from the skies over the Midwestern U.S. contains levels of mercury that far exceed what the Environmental Protection Agency considers "safe" for water.

Evolution of Our Understanding of Methylmercury as a Health Threat - - Scientific paper on mercury posioning from food and water.

FDA Announces Advisory on Methyl Mercury in Fish - - Offers advice to pregnant women and women of childbearing age who may become pregnant on the hazard of consuming certain kinds of fish that may contain high levels of methyl mercury.

Food Safety Research Information Office: Mercury in Fish - - Directory of factsheets, reports, press releases, and resources on the poisonous metal and its effects.

Health Canada: Information on Mercury Levels in Fish - - Advisory to Canadians to limit consumption of shark, swordfish, and fresh and frozen tuna.

MedlinePlus: Mercury - - U.S. National Library of Medicine information on mercury with links to reviews and articles.

Mercury - - Offers general information on mercury including the health effects and household tips.

Mercury Policy Project - - Raises awareness about the health and environmental threats of mercury contamination and works to reduce mercury exposures from power plants burning coal and municipal and medical waste incinerators.

National Institute for Minamata Disease - - Conducts medical research to improve treatment for victims of Minamata disease (neurological disorder caused by methylmercury poisoning). Provides project information.

US EPA Mercury Web Site - - Provides Environmental Protection Agency information, research, technical documents and reports.