Mercury

News Mercury

• How mercury gets into the sea
  

  Mercury released into the atmosphere by industry enters the sea and from there makes its way into the food chain. Now, an analysis by the University of Basel has revealed how the harmful substance enters seawater in the first place. This is not primarily via rainfall, as previously assumed, but rath more

• 22 hazardous chemicals added to EU regulation on imports and exports
  

  Exporters of the substances now have to notify their designated national authority before exporting them. In most cases, consent from the importing country is also needed. In addition, exports from the EU of a series of mercury-containing articles, such as fluorescent lamps, have also been banned. 1 more

• Removing toxic mercury from contaminated water
  

  Water which has been contaminated with mercury and other toxic heavy metals is a major cause of environmental damage and health problems worldwide. Now, researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, present a totally new way to clean contaminated water, through an electrochemical proce more

Videos Mercury

Looking at Mercury Vapour

Using a Mercury lamp to reveal dangerous Mercury vapour. more

Chemical Exposures and the Brain: The Flint Water Crisis and More

The water crisis gripping Flint, Michigan has exposed thousands of children to unsafe lead levels, triggering a federal emergency declaration and national conversation about basic public health protections. Lead can be toxic to the brain, and children can be particularly vulnerable. However, the ... more

Mercury

The liquid metal Mercury is element number 80. more

Infographics Mercury

Transition Metals

This graphic looks at some general properties of the transition metals – I had a little less space to work with than with the previous graphics, on account of the large number of elements that the transition metals encompass, but hopefully what’s included is still of use. more

Publications Mercury

• Synthesis and structure of arylselenium(II) and aryltellurium(II) cations based on rigid 5-tert-butyl-1,3-bis-(N-pentylbenzimidazol-2[prime or minute]-yl)benzenes

  The transmetalation reactions of a mercury precursor, [Pentyl(N^C^N)HgCl] (19), with selenium halides (SeCl4, SeBr4, and SeCl2) were attempted to obtain the corresponding organoselenium trichloride [Pentyl(N^C^N)SeCl3], tribromide [Pentyl(N^C^N)SeBr3], and monochloride [Pentyl(N^C^N)SeCl], respectiv more

• A Thiocoumarin-Based Colorimetric and Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for Hg2+ in Aqueous Solution and Its Application in Live-Cell Imaging

  A new intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) based colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescent chemodosimeter for the detection of Hg2+ has been rationally designed and developed. The probe operates via the specific mercury-promoted desulfurization reaction of thiocoumarin to coumarin and exhibits high s more

• IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 1325: Estimation of Mercury Emission from Incineration of Extracted Teeth with Dental Amalgam Fillings in South Korea

  IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 1325: Estimation of Mercury Emission from Incineration of Extracted Teeth with Dental Amalgam Fillings in South Korea International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph15071325 Authors: Hae-Jin Kim Ji-Hye Park Joon Sakong T more