mercury

Mercury, also called quicksilver, is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Hg (Latinized Greek: hydrargyrum, meaning watery or liquid silver) and atomic number 80. A heavy, silvery transition metal, mercury is one of five elements that are liquid at or near room temperature and pressure. (The others are the metals caesium, francium, and gallium, and the non-metal bromine.)

Mercury is used in thermometers, barometers and other scientific apparatus, though concerns about the element's toxicity have led to mercury thermometers being largely phased out in clinical environments in favour of alcohol-filled, digital or thermistor-based instruments. It remains in use in a number of other ways in scientific and scientific research applications, and in dental amalgam. Mercury is mostly obtained by reduction from the mineral, cinnabar.

Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world and it is relatively harmless in an insoluble form, such as mercuric sulfide, but it is poisonous in soluble forms such as mercuric chloride or methylmercury.



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Discovery of Selenoneine in Boletus edulis: A Potential Terrestrial Source of a Potent Antioxidant | EVISA's News
Committee for Socio-economic Analysis agrees on two draft opinions on restriction proposals for mercury compounds under REACH | EVISA's News
Directory of scientists: Pablo Higueras
Link database: Hazardous Substances Data Bank: Phenylmercuric chloride
ICMGP 2019: 14 th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant | EVISA's Agenda of Events
Material database: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - SRM 2977
Material database: IRMM - Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements - BCR-141R - Trace elements in calcareous loam soil
Link database: Belgium: Atomic and Mass Spectrometry Workgroup at the University of Gent
Potential link between aluminum salts in deodorants and breast cancer warrants further research | EVISA's News
EU ratification propels global Minamata Convention on Mercury into force | EVISA's News
Material database: Sigma-Aldrich - Matrix CRM - Soil, Sludge, Sediment: Trace Metals - Sandy Loam 6
Link database: OSHA: Mercury Safety and Health Topics
Instrument database: Analytik Jena AG - mercur – Combined AAS/AFS spectrometer for mercury determination
Instrument database: Shimadzu Europe - SPD-20A/AV UV/VIS detector
Link database: UNEP: Technical information on mercury monitoring in biota
Link database: Hazardous Substances Data Bank: Ethoxyethyl hydroxy mercury
Instrument database: GAT - Gamma Analysen- Technik GmbH - GAT TEA 4000 MP
Methylmercury in fish: FDA updates its advice for consumers | EVISA's News
United Nations Global Mercury Treaty: Fifth and final session | EVISA's News
Instrument database: Aurora Instruments Ltd. - VG 411 Vapor/Hydride Generator