Re: mecrury tubes - Janos - Tube DIY Asylum

Re: mecrury tubes

Posted by Janos (A) on March 6, 2007 at 18:23:11

In Reply to: Re: mecrury tubes posted by drlowmu on March 5, 2007 at 22:47:45:

Thanks, Jeff. Puts things in a new perspective.
In the lab I use microscopes that have mercury vapor lamps, to generate UV. They are in an airtight metal casing. Eventually, the %$#$@# microscope manufacturers do not even warn about the hazards of hot mercury vapors.
Placing a (user-) protective cabinet might be a solution for the experimenter......

There are loads of stories about the health effects of Mercury.
You can find out FACTS about Hg from this reprint from a medical journal:
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/176/1/59

In brief: Hg toxicity has devastating effects. The body gets seriously messed up. Organic Hg absorbs completely orally(and breathing the vapors, too). Inorganic Hg absorbs only at extremely low levels through the gut.

The proof for that is the inorganic Hg found in dental amalgam. That leaks continually Hg out, yet people are fine with it, even after having amalgam in their teeth for decades.
You have to be much more cautious about fish that are on the top of the food chain, like shark, tuna, swordfish. They accumulate ORGANIC Hg, and it is advised not to ea any of these more than once a week. If you are pregnant, you must NOT eat any of these fish. It can result in brain defects in the fetus. Sorry, I was lazy to look up references for these.

good luck,

Janos

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Let go of it, would you please? - mikeyb 14:35:31 03/05/07 (15)

Jeff, would you respond to this? - Russ57 15:37:55 03/05/07 (14)

Re: Jeff, would you respond to this? - drlowmu 19:43:09 03/05/07 (12)

By this logic - mikeyb 05:41:50 03/06/07 (1)

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mecrury tubes - Janos 20:05:45 03/05/07 (7)

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hmm... - Dave Cigna 12:46:03 03/09/07 (0)

Re: mecrury tubes - Janos 18:23:11 03/06/07 (0)

Citing oneself as a reference is poor form... - Steve O 16:39:41 03/06/07 (3)

Well, well, well.............. - drlowmu 22:22:16 03/06/07 (2)

Re: Well, well, well..............Holy Unholy Juxtaposition Batman!!! - Steve O 11:16:49 03/07/07 (0)

So you're comparing yourself you Einstein now? - arend-jan 05:06:22 03/07/07 (0)

Re: Jeff, would you respond to this? - mikeyb 16:26:19 03/05/07 (1)

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