News tagged with metallic mercury
Mercury in dolphins: Study compares toxin levels in captive and wild sea mammals
Amid growing concerns about the spread of harmful mercury in plants and animals, a new study by researchers from The Johns Hopkins University and The National Aquarium has compared levels of the chemical in ...
May 21, 2012 |
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Silver nanoparticles trap mercury
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who thinks amalgams are limited to tooth fillings is missing something: Amalgams, which are alloys of mercury and other metals, have been used for over 2500 years in the production ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Glowing channels: Microanalysis system for rapid mercury detection
(PhysOrg.com) -- Water contaminated with mercury is very dangerous for both people and the environment, as mercury is one of the most toxic heavy metals. Though laboratory analyses do deliver precise quantitative measurements, ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Older dental fillings contain form of mercury unlikely to be toxic
A new study on the surface chemistry of silver-colored, mercury-based dental fillings suggests that the surface forms of mercury may be less toxic than previously thought. It appears online in ACS' journal ...
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Form of Mercury in Older Dental Fillings Unlikely to be Toxic: Study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Amid the on-going controversy over the safety of mercury-containing dental fillings, a University of Saskatchewan research team has shed new light on how the chemical forms of mercury at the surface of fillings ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 11, 2009 |
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EPA to limit mercury emissions from power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency will put controls on the emissions of hazardous pollutants such as mercury from coal-fired power plants for the first time by November 2011, according to an agreement announced Friday to ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Brookhaven Lab Patents New Method for Mercury Remediation
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have patented a new method to remove toxic mercury from soil, sediment, sludge and other industrial waste. As described in recently ...
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Researchers find traces of mercury in high-fructose corn syrup
A swig of soda or bite of a candy bar might be sweet, but a new study suggests that food made with corn syrup also could be delivering tiny doses of toxic mercury.
Jan 27, 2009 |
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