Guest guest Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Maybe they could make it toxic by putting it in a syringe and injecting it into a newborn. Mercury not toxic The writer's poor wording grabbed our attention. Thought I would share.Mercury not toxic, but Mooney closed todayBy TODD RUGERtodd.rugerheraldtribuneSARASOTA -- Test results have confirmed that the mercury a student spilled at Cardinal Mooney High School was not toxic, but the school remains closed today as a safety precaution, administrators and health officials said Wednesday.The school has been cleaned and tested but the two buildings where the spill occurred must be monitored for another eight hours to make sure they're mercury-free, Principal Steve Christie said.The test confirmations then must be sent to a lab for final confirmation, which isn't expected until this afternoon.Nine students tested positive for the substance on their shoes, backpacks or clothing.As many as 80 people, including the principal, may have come into contact with the mercury after a student brought it from home and spilled it on his desk."I think it was an honest mistake," Christie said, adding that "the spill was in a small little area" and "this didn't transfer all over the place."There were elevated levels of mercury in two buildings.Christie said a teacher brought the situation to his attention, and the bottle was then brought to his office.Exposure to mercury can cause neurological and kidney damage and affect the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. Last modified: August 17. 2006 12:00AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 Mercury madness is in reaction I don't understand the frantic antics of police, fire and health officials with regard to the chemical mercury. There have got to be thousands of healthy people who played with liquid mercury when they were children. I and at least three other people I know personally used to play with liquid mercury when we were children (adolescence to teen years). We used to rub coins with it to turn them silvery colored. We did this with our bare hands. It was not a one-time amusement. All of the people I know who did this are grown, healthy adults, who have had children who are grown and healthy adults. I am 66 years old and in better health than far too many people who are the same age. If anyone suspects that any of us are affected by the exposure, I offer myself for medical testing. I hold a professional degree and consider myself a successful business person. The exposure to liquid mercury does not appear to have had any dire consequences for me or others I know exposed to mercury. I suspect the trifling exposure to persons in the vicinity of liquid mercury at Cardinal Mooney High in Sarasota will not suffer any consequences either. Shutting down schools, businesses and other locations because someone brought it to school is just so much hysteria. People can put gloves and masks on and evacuate and quarantine the children if it makes them feel warm and fuzzy about protecting the children, but I think it's just an overreaction and a waste of taxpayers' money. L. Bradenton Editor's note: According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics' fact sheet on mercury, people should avoid all contact with metallic mercury. " Do not swallow mercury or rub it on the skin. Inhaling mercury vapor is particularly dangerous because mercury is most easily absorbed by this route. " The Florida Department if Environmental Protection's Web site has a video showing mercury vapors; search under Health and Safety Information. Last modified: August 18. 2006 12:00AM > > The writer's poor wording grabbed our attention. Thought I would > share. > > > Mercury not toxic, but Mooney closed today > By TODD RUGER > > > > todd.ruger@... > > SARASOTA -- Test results have confirmed that the mercury a student > spilled at Cardinal Mooney High School was not toxic, but the school > remains closed today as a safety precaution, administrators and > health officials said Wednesday. > > The school has been cleaned and tested but the two buildings where > the spill occurred must be monitored for another eight hours to make > sure they're mercury-free, Principal Steve Christie said. > > The test confirmations then must be sent to a lab for final > confirmation, which isn't expected until this afternoon. > > Nine students tested positive for the substance on their shoes, > backpacks or clothing. > > As many as 80 people, including the principal, may have come into > contact with the mercury after a student brought it from home and > spilled it on his desk. > > " I think it was an honest mistake, " Christie said, adding that " the > spill was in a small little area " and " this didn't transfer all over > the place. " > > There were elevated levels of mercury in two buildings. > > Christie said a teacher brought the situation to his attention, and > the bottle was then brought to his office. > > Exposure to mercury can cause neurological and kidney damage and > affect the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. > > > > > Last modified: August 17. 2006 12:00AM > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 - It's likely you have a healthy , extremely healthy immune regulation, and adequate amounts of glutathione and factors necessary to rid the body of neurotoxins. Sensitive individuals have immune disregulation, a problem which disallows excretion of neurotoxins in a satisfactory manner. Most autoimmune diseases (all?) have the same etiology. An accumulation of noxious substances which interfere with the functioning of the brain or body. While the predominance of scientists and scholars concur on that point, no one will admit negligence at having caused any individual to have neurotoxic overloads. That's across the board. Every company that causes environmental damage fights to the death to avoid paying for pain , loss, and suffering which they caused. It's the same as when the tobacco industry fought against people with lung cancer. Like you, Mr. , not everyone who smoked got lung cancer. How fortunate you are. Jack -------------- Original message -------------- From: "boomerone2004" <boomerone2004@...> > Mercury madness is in reaction > > > I don't understand the frantic antics of police, fire and health > officials with regard to the chemical mercury. > > There have got to be thousands of healthy people who played with > liquid mercury when they were children. I and at least three other > people I know personally used to play with liquid mercury when we > were children (adolescence to teen years). We used to rub coins with > it to turn them silvery colored. We did this with our bare hands. It > was not a one-time amusement. All of the people I know who did this > are grown, healthy adults, who have had children who are grown and > healthy adults. I am 66 years old and in better health than far too > many people who are the same age. > > If anyone suspects that any of us are affected by the exposure, I > offer myself for medical testing. I hold a professional degree and > consider myself a successful business person. The exposure to liquid > mercury does not appear to have had any dire consequences for me or > others I know exposed to mercury. I suspect the trifling exposure to > persons in the vicinity of liquid mercury at Cardinal Mooney High in > Sarasota will not suffer any consequences either. > > Shutting down schools, businesses and other locations because > someone brought it to school is just so much hysteria. People can > put gloves and masks on and evacuate and quarantine the children if > it makes them feel warm and fuzzy about protecting the children, but > I think it's just an overreaction and a waste of taxpayers' money. > > L. > > Bradenton > > Editor's note: According to the U.S. Environmental Protection > Agency's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics' fact sheet on > mercury, people should avoid all contact with metallic mercury. "Do > not swallow mercury or rub it on the skin. Inhaling mercury vapor is > particularly dangerous because mercury is most easily absorbed by > this route." The Florida Department if Environmental Protection's > Web site has a video showing mercury vapors; search under Health and > Safety Information. > > > > > Last modified: August 18. 2006 12:00AM > > > > > The writer's poor wording grabbed our attention. Thought I would > > share. > > > > > > Mercury not toxic, but Mooney closed today > > By TO DD RUGER > > > > > > > > todd.ruger@... > > > > SARASOTA -- Test results have confirmed that the mercury a student > > spilled at Cardinal Mooney High School was not toxic, but the > school > > remains closed today as a safety precaution, administrators and > > health officials said Wednesday. > > > > The school has been cleaned and tested but the two buildings where > > the spill occurred must be monitored for another eight hours to > make > > sure they're mercury-free, Principal Steve Christie said. > > > > The test confirmations then must be sent to a lab for final > > confirmation, which isn't expected until this afternoon. > > > > Nine students tested positive for the substance on their shoes, > > backpacks or clothing. > > > > As many as 80 people, includi ng the principal, may have come into > > contact with the mercury after a student brought it from home and > > spilled it on his desk. > > > > "I think it was an honest mistake," Christie said, adding > that "the > > spill was in a small little area" and "this didn't transfer all > over > > the place." > > > > There were elevated levels of mercury in two buildings. > > > > Christie said a teacher brought the situation to his attention, > and > > the bottle was then brought to his office. > > > > Exposure to mercury can cause neurological and kidney damage and > > affect the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. > > > > > > > > > > Last modified: August 17. 2006 12:00AM > > > > > > > > > > Lin ks > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > EOHarm/ > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 The freakout on mercury is caused by those who realize the mercury in vaccines is the primary cause of autism in this society. You don't get a reaction like this, unless people have rejected the lies of the establishment. Re: Mercury not toxic Mercury madness is in reactionI don't understand the frantic antics of police, fire and health officials with regard to the chemical mercury.There have got to be thousands of healthy people who played with liquid mercury when they were children. I and at least three other people I know personally used to play with liquid mercury when we were children (adolescence to teen years). We used to rub coins with it to turn them silvery colored. We did this with our bare hands. It was not a one-time amusement. All of the people I know who did this are grown, healthy adults, who have had children who are grown and healthy adults. I am 66 years old and in better health than far too many people who are the same age.If anyone suspects that any of us are affected by the exposure, I offer myself for medical testing. I hold a professional degree and consider myself a successful business person. The exposure to liquid mercury does not appear to have had any dire consequences for me or others I know exposed to mercury. I suspect the trifling exposure to persons in the vicinity of liquid mercury at Cardinal Mooney High in Sarasota will not suffer any consequences either.Shutting down schools, businesses and other locations because someone brought it to school is just so much hysteria. People can put gloves and masks on and evacuate and quarantine the children if it makes them feel warm and fuzzy about protecting the children, but I think it's just an overreaction and a waste of taxpayers' money. L. BradentonEditor's note: According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics' fact sheet on mercury, people should avoid all contact with metallic mercury. "Do not swallow mercury or rub it on the skin. Inhaling mercury vapor is particularly dangerous because mercury is most easily absorbed by this route." The Florida Department if Environmental Protection's Web site has a video showing mercury vapors; search under Health and Safety Information. Last modified: August 18. 2006 12:00AM>> The writer's poor wording grabbed our attention. Thought I would > share.> > > Mercury not toxic, but Mooney closed today> By TODD RUGER> > > > todd.ruger@...> > SARASOTA -- Test results have confirmed that the mercury a student > spilled at Cardinal Mooney High School was not toxic, but the school > remains closed today as a safety precaution, administrators and > health officials said Wednesday.> > The school has been cleaned and tested but the two buildings where > the spill occurred must be monitored for another eight hours to make > sure they're mercury-free, Principal Steve Christie said.> > The test confirmations then must be sent to a lab for final > confirmation, which isn't expected until this afternoon.> > Nine students tested positive for the substance on their shoes, > backpacks or clothing.> > As many as 80 people, including the principal, may have come into > contact with the mercury after a student brought it from home and > spilled it on his desk.> > "I think it was an honest mistake," Christie said, adding that "the > spill was in a small little area" and "this didn't transfer all over > the place."> > There were elevated levels of mercury in two buildings.> > Christie said a teacher brought the situation to his attention, and > the bottle was then brought to his office.> > Exposure to mercury can cause neurological and kidney damage and > affect the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. > > > > > Last modified: August 17. 2006 12:00AM> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 Mike , Liquid mercury is dangerous (and the vapors even more so)... but organic mercury (ethyl or methyl) is deadly in small amounts. I was told a story of a lab worker who spilled two drops of ethyl mercury on her lab glove while she was working in one of those vented fume hoods. She immediately removed her hands from the hood, threw her gloves in a toxic waste receptacle and proceeded to scrub and wash her hands in the sink... She was dead a few weeks later of extreme mercury toxicity. I think Boyd Haley told me that one... From: boomerone2004 > EOHarm > Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 5:42 PM > Subject: Re: Mercury not toxic > > > Mercury madness is in reaction > > I don't understand the frantic antics of police, fire and health > officials with regard to the chemical mercury. > > There have got to be thousands of healthy people who played with > liquid mercury when they were children. I and at least three other > people I know personally used to play with liquid mercury when we > were children (adolescence to teen years). We used to rub coins with > it to turn them silvery colored. We did this with our bare hands. It > was not a one-time amusement. All of the people I know who did this > are grown, healthy adults, who have had children who are grown and > healthy adults. I am 66 years old and in better health than far too > many people who are the same age. > > If anyone suspects that any of us are affected by the exposure, I > offer myself for medical testing. I hold a professional degree and > consider myself a successful business person. The exposure to liquid > mercury does not appear to have had any dire consequences for me or > others I know exposed to mercury. I suspect the trifling exposure to > persons in the vicinity of liquid mercury at Cardinal Mooney High in > Sarasota will not suffer any consequences either. > > Shutting down schools, businesses and other locations because > someone brought it to school is just so much hysteria. People can > put gloves and masks on and evacuate and quarantine the children if > it makes them feel warm and fuzzy about protecting the children, but > I think it's just an overreaction and a waste of taxpayers' money. > > L. > > Bradenton > > Editor's note: According to the U.S. Environmental Protection > Agency's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics' fact sheet on > mercury, people should avoid all contact with metallic mercury. " Do > not swallow mercury or rub it on the skin. Inhaling mercury vapor is > particularly dangerous because mercury is most easily absorbed by > this route. " The Florida Department if Environmental Protection's > Web site has a video showing mercury vapors; search under Health and > Safety Information. > > Last modified: August 18. 2006 12:00AM > > > > > The writer's poor wording grabbed our attention. Thought I would > > share. > > > > > > Mercury not toxic, but Mooney closed today > > By TODD RUGER > > > > > > > > todd.ruger@ > > > > SARASOTA -- Test results have confirmed that the mercury a student > > spilled at Cardinal Mooney High School was not toxic, but the > school > > remains closed today as a safety precaution, administrators and > > health officials said Wednesday. > > > > The school has been cleaned and tested but the two buildings where > > the spill occurred must be monitored for another eight hours to > make > > sure they're mercury-free, Principal Steve Christie said. > > > > The test confirmations then must be sent to a lab for final > > confirmation, which isn't expected until this afternoon. > > > > Nine students tested positive for the substance on their shoes, > > backpacks or clothing. > > > > As many as 80 people, including the principal, may have come into > > contact with the mercury after a student brought it from home and > > spilled it on his desk. > > > > " I think it was an honest mistake, " Christie said, adding > that " the > > spill was in a small little area " and " this didn't transfer all > over > > the place. " > > > > There were elevated levels of mercury in two buildings. > > > > Christie said a teacher brought the situation to his attention, > and > > the bottle was then brought to his office. > > > > Exposure to mercury can cause neurological and kidney damage and > > affect the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. > > > > > > > > > > Last modified: August 17. 2006 12:00AM > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 It was DImethyl mercury http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/NEWS/KAREN.HTM > > > > > > The writer's poor wording grabbed our attention. Thought I would > > > share. > > > > > > > > > Mercury not toxic, but Mooney closed today > > > By TODD RUGER > > > > > > > > > > > > todd.ruger@ > > > > > > SARASOTA -- Test results have confirmed that the mercury a student > > > spilled at Cardinal Mooney High School was not toxic, but the > > school > > > remains closed today as a safety precaution, administrators and > > > health officials said Wednesday. > > > > > > The school has been cleaned and tested but the two buildings where > > > the spill occurred must be monitored for another eight hours to > > make > > > sure they're mercury-free, Principal Steve Christie said. > > > > > > The test confirmations then must be sent to a lab for final > > > confirmation, which isn't expected until this afternoon. > > > > > > Nine students tested positive for the substance on their shoes, > > > backpacks or clothing. > > > > > > As many as 80 people, including the principal, may have come into > > > contact with the mercury after a student brought it from home and > > > spilled it on his desk. > > > > > > " I think it was an honest mistake, " Christie said, adding > > that " the > > > spill was in a small little area " and " this didn't transfer all > > over > > > the place. " > > > > > > There were elevated levels of mercury in two buildings. > > > > > > Christie said a teacher brought the situation to his attention, > > and > > > the bottle was then brought to his office. > > > > > > Exposure to mercury can cause neurological and kidney damage and > > > affect the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Last modified: August 17. 2006 12:00AM > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 , I think she was the Dr. at Dartmouth. My Aunt works there and she knew her, and she told me about it. This was a very well respected person at Dartmouth and it devastated the school. - From: EOHarm [mailto:EOHarm ] On Behalf Of Nanstiel Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 10:09 AM EOHarm Subject: Re: Mercury not toxic Mike , Liquid mercury is dangerous (and the vapors even more so)... but organic mercury (ethyl or methyl) is deadly in small amounts. I was told a story of a lab worker who spilled two drops of ethyl mercury on her lab glove while she was working in one of those vented fume hoods. She immediately removed her hands from the hood, threw her gloves in a toxic waste receptacle and proceeded to scrub and wash her hands in the sink... She was dead a few weeks later of extreme mercury toxicity. I think Boyd Haley told me that one... From: boomerone2004 > EOHarm > Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 5:42 PM > Subject: Re: Mercury not toxic > > > Mercury madness is in reaction > > I don't understand the frantic antics of police, fire and health > officials with regard to the chemical mercury. > > There have got to be thousands of healthy people who played with > liquid mercury when they were children. I and at least three other > people I know personally used to play with liquid mercury when we > were children (adolescence to teen years). We used to rub coins with > it to turn them silvery colored. We did this with our bare hands. It > was not a one-time amusement. All of the people I know who did this > are grown, healthy adults, who have had children who are grown and > healthy adults. I am 66 years old and in better health than far too > many people who are the same age. > > If anyone suspects that any of us are affected by the exposure, I > offer myself for medical testing. I hold a professional degree and > consider myself a successful business person. The exposure to liquid > mercury does not appear to have had any dire consequences for me or > others I know exposed to mercury. I suspect the trifling exposure to > persons in the vicinity of liquid mercury at Cardinal Mooney High in > Sarasota will not suffer any consequences either. > > Shutting down schools, businesses and other locations because > someone brought it to school is just so much hysteria. People can > put gloves and masks on and evacuate and quarantine the children if > it makes them feel warm and fuzzy about protecting the children, but > I think it's just an overreaction and a waste of taxpayers' money. > > L. > > Bradenton > > Editor's note: According to the U.S. Environmental Protection > Agency's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics' fact sheet on > mercury, people should avoid all contact with metallic mercury. " Do > not swallow mercury or rub it on the skin. Inhaling mercury vapor is > particularly dangerous because mercury is most easily absorbed by > this route. " The Florida Department if Environmental Protection's > Web site has a video showing mercury vapors; search under Health and > Safety Information. > > Last modified: August 18. 2006 12:00AM > > > > > The writer's poor wording grabbed our attention. Thought I would > > share. > > > > > > Mercury not toxic, but Mooney closed today > > By TODD RUGER > > > > > > > > todd.ruger@ > > > > SARASOTA -- Test results have confirmed that the mercury a student > > spilled at Cardinal Mooney High School was not toxic, but the > school > > remains closed today as a safety precaution, administrators and > > health officials said Wednesday. > > > > The school has been cleaned and tested but the two buildings where > > the spill occurred must be monitored for another eight hours to > make > > sure they're mercury-free, Principal Steve Christie said. > > > > The test confirmations then must be sent to a lab for final > > confirmation, which isn't expected until this afternoon. > > > > Nine students tested positive for the substance on their shoes, > > backpacks or clothing. > > > > As many as 80 people, including the principal, may have come into > > contact with the mercury after a student brought it from home and > > spilled it on his desk. > > > > " I think it was an honest mistake, " Christie said, adding > that " the > > spill was in a small little area " and " this didn't transfer all > over > > the place. " > > > > There were elevated levels of mercury in two buildings. > > > > Christie said a teacher brought the situation to his attention, > and > > the bottle was then brought to his office. > > > > Exposure to mercury can cause neurological and kidney damage and > > affect the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. > > > > > > > > > > Last modified: August 17. 2006 12:00AM > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 Sorry for the long post but this is an interesting subject relating to mercury. The substance that killed a scientist with a few drops was dimethylmercury. Article pasted below along with pdf. Mercury is very dangerous when found in the situation like the one that occurred in the former thermometer factory - that became Kiddie College. The mercury could be dispersed throughout the facility, allowing it to vaporize and inhaled or be absorbed through the skin. It could get on clothes or toys and be ingested in minute amounts that are cumulative and over weeks or months, dangerous. It could be converted by microbes into methylmercury that could be dangerous through ingestion or absorption. It is true that elemental mercury in liquid form from thermometers is easily excreted even if swallowed - this has happened without devastating effects, but that is not what happened at Kiddie College. So the situation is not at all like what many of us may have done as kids, when we played with small globs of liquid mercury. And for many people that is not safe, although most people it would not have any serious effects. The reaction by authorities to the Kiddie College situation is appropriate, certainly not an overreaction. > Mike , > > Liquid mercury is dangerous (and the vapors even more so)... but > organic mercury (ethyl > or methyl) is deadly in small amounts. I was told a story of a lab > worker who spilled two > drops of ethyl mercury on her lab glove while she was working in one > of those vented > fume hoods. > > She immediately removed her hands from the hood, threw her gloves in > a toxic waste > receptacle and proceeded to scrub and wash her hands in the sink... > > She was dead a few weeks later of extreme mercury toxicity. > > I think Boyd Haley told me that one... > Chemists and biologists across the country were shocked this summer by the death of their colleague, Dartmouth College professor E. Wetterhahn. A highly esteemed researcher, the 48-year-old chemist was seeking to understand how high doses of heavy metals can disrupt the normal functions of molecules and cells. Ironically, Wetterhahn herself became the victim of heavy metal poisoning when, in the course of her experiments, she accidentally exposed herself to dimethylmercury, a rarely used and extremely toxic compound. Wetterhahn was using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to investigate the binding of mercury ions to a protein involved in DNA repair, says Dartmouth chemistry department chairman S. Winn. By measuring the resonance of bound mercury nuclei, Winn explains, Wetterhahn could determine the nearby molecular structure and figure out what part of the protein was being attacked by the metal. The resonance of each element studied in NMR spectroscopy is measured in reference to a standard compound that contains that element, just as the height of mountains is measured against sea level, Winn says. Following a tradition set in the published literature, Wetterhahn chose dimethylmercury as a standard for her mercury measurements. By all accounts a meticulous experimentalist, Wetterhahn spilled a tiny amount of the colorless liquid compound on her latex gloves in August 1996 while transferring it to an NMR tube, according to B. Blayney, director of environmental health and safety at Dartmouth. Although she was most likely unaware of it at the time, the toxic material apparently permeated her gloves and seeped into her skin in a matter of seconds, Blayney says. Wetterhahn became ill a few months later and died of mercury poisoning less than a year after the exposure. In the wake of her death, Wetterhahn’s Dartmouth colleagues are trying to get word out to the chemistry community that disposable latex and PVC gloves do not offer sufficient protection against this and other hazardous materials. In a May 12 letter to Chemical and Engineering News, Blayney and two other Dartmouth scientists reported the poisoning incident and related an independent laboratory’s finding that dimethylmercury penetrates disposable gloves in 15 seconds or less. Blayney has also contacted the chemical’s distributors, who are in turn updating the safety information that is sent to those who purchase dimethylmercury. The letter’s authors further urged the mercury-NMR community to consider using a less dangerous benchmark. D. Ellis, one of the scientists who helped to define the dimethylmercury standard in the 1970s, explains that the compound was chosen for the chemical properties that allow it to give a clear, reproducible NMR signal. Yet Ellis, an associate director at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., says chemicals such as dimethylmercury must be treated “as if they’re death on wheels.†In light of the compound’s devastating toxicity, Ellis believes an inorganic mercury salt, a much safer substance, could serve as a secondary reference to dimethylmercury—NMR researchers need never actually handle the more hazardous material. Inorganic mercury salts are generally less volatile and less lipid-soluble than dimethylmercury, so scientists face a smaller risk of inhaling or absorbing mercury when working with them, says Northwestern University chemist V. O’Halloran. But using these salts as NMR benchmarks can be tricky because they are sensitive to their environment in solution—concentration, solvent type and temperature can all affect the NMR signal of the mercury. (A liquid at room temperature, dimethylmercury can be used neat.) Still, a carefully prepared salt solution should make an acceptable alternative standard, according to O’Halloran, an expert in the use of mercury NMR to probe protein structure and function. Several members of the mercury-NMR community already use salt standards, and researchers in O’Halloran’s laboratory are conducting experiments to characterize a variety of mercury compounds fully. (Their data, along with comments, are to be posted at http://www.chem.nwu.edu/~ohallo/ HgNMRStandards on the World Wide Web.) Although only a handful of labs currently utilize mercury NMR, O’Halloran and others believe the number will grow in the next few years because the approach provides a powerful tool for investigating biological systems. Because mercury can be substituted for metals such as zinc and copper, which do not give NMR signals, mercury NMR can be used to examine the metal-ion binding sites of proteins crucial to biological processes. At the time of her death, O’Halloran says, Wetterhahn was using these and a variety of other techniques to lead her field to a deeper understanding of the toxicology of metal-containing compounds. “Her scientific accomplishments, her enthusiasm and her courage,†O’Halloran remarks, “will continue to inspire further studies, conducted with appropriate caution, into the influence of these potentially dangerous substances on life.†— Zacks News and Analysis On Aug 20, 2006, at 10:08 AM, Nanstiel wrote: > Mike , > > Liquid mercury is dangerous (and the vapors even more so)... but > organic mercury (ethyl > or methyl) is deadly in small amounts. I was told a story of a lab > worker who spilled two > drops of ethyl mercury on her lab glove while she was working in one > of those vented > fume hoods. > > She immediately removed her hands from the hood, threw her gloves in > a toxic waste > receptacle and proceeded to scrub and wash her hands in the sink... > > She was dead a few weeks later of extreme mercury toxicity. > > I think Boyd Haley told me that one... > > From: boomerone2004 > > EOHarm > > Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 5:42 PM > > Subject: Re: Mercury not toxic > > > > > > Mercury madness is in reaction > > > > I don't understand the frantic antics of police, fire and health > > officials with regard to the chemical mercury. > > > > There have got to be thousands of healthy people who played with > > liquid mercury when they were children. I and at least three other > > people I know personally used to play with liquid mercury when we > > were children (adolescence to teen years). We used to rub coins with > > it to turn them silvery colored. We did this with our bare hands. It > > was not a one-time amusement. All of the people I know who did this > > are grown, healthy adults, who have had children who are grown and > > healthy adults. I am 66 years old and in better health than far too > > many people who are the same age. > > > > If anyone suspects that any of us are affected by the exposure, I > > offer myself for medical testing. I hold a professional degree and > > consider myself a successful business person. The exposure to liquid > > mercury does not appear to have had any dire consequences for me or > > others I know exposed to mercury. I suspect the trifling exposure to > > persons in the vicinity of liquid mercury at Cardinal Mooney High in > > Sarasota will not suffer any consequences either. > > > > Shutting down schools, businesses and other locations because > > someone brought it to school is just so much hysteria. People can > > put gloves and masks on and evacuate and quarantine the children if > > it makes them feel warm and fuzzy about protecting the children, but > > I think it's just an overreaction and a waste of taxpayers' money. > > > > L. > > > > Bradenton > > > > Editor's note: According to the U.S. Environmental Protection > > Agency's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics' fact sheet on > > mercury, people should avoid all contact with metallic mercury. " Do > > not swallow mercury or rub it on the skin. Inhaling mercury vapor is > > particularly dangerous because mercury is most easily absorbed by > > this route. " The Florida Department if Environmental Protection's > > Web site has a video showing mercury vapors; search under Health and > > Safety Information. > > > > Last modified: August 18. 2006 12:00AM > > > > > > > > The writer's poor wording grabbed our attention. Thought I would > > > share. > > > > > > > > > Mercury not toxic, but Mooney closed today > > > By TODD RUGER > > > > > > > > > > > > todd.ruger@ > > > > > > SARASOTA -- Test results have confirmed that the mercury a student > > > spilled at Cardinal Mooney High School was not toxic, but the > > school > > > remains closed today as a safety precaution, administrators and > > > health officials said Wednesday. > > > > > > The school has been cleaned and tested but the two buildings where > > > the spill occurred must be monitored for another eight hours to > > make > > > sure they're mercury-free, Principal Steve Christie said. > > > > > > The test confirmations then must be sent to a lab for final > > > confirmation, which isn't expected until this afternoon. > > > > > > Nine students tested positive for the substance on their shoes, > > > backpacks or clothing. > > > > > > As many as 80 people, including the principal, may have come into > > > contact with the mercury after a student brought it from home and > > > spilled it on his desk. > > > > > > " I think it was an honest mistake, " Christie said, adding > > that " the > > > spill was in a small little area " and " this didn't transfer all > > over > > > the place. " > > > > > > There were elevated levels of mercury in two buildings. > > > > > > Christie said a teacher brought the situation to his attention, > > and > > > the bottle was then brought to his office. > > > > > > Exposure to mercury can cause neurological and kidney damage and > > > affect the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Last modified: August 17. 2006 12:00AM > > > > > > > J. Krakow Attorney At Law 2001 Marcus Avenue, Suite N125 Lake Success, New York 11042 (516) 354-3300 (646) 349-1771 (fax) (212) 227-0600 (NYC telephone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 Ah, yes. I stand corrected. I knew that before and forgot. > > > > > > > > The writer's poor wording grabbed our attention. Thought I > would > > > > share. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mercury not toxic, but Mooney closed today > > > > By TODD RUGER > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > todd.ruger@ > > > > > > > > SARASOTA -- Test results have confirmed that the mercury a > student > > > > spilled at Cardinal Mooney High School was not toxic, but > the > > > school > > > > remains closed today as a safety precaution, administrators > and > > > > health officials said Wednesday. > > > > > > > > The school has been cleaned and tested but the two buildings > where > > > > the spill occurred must be monitored for another eight hours > to > > > make > > > > sure they're mercury-free, Principal Steve Christie said. > > > > > > > > The test confirmations then must be sent to a lab for final > > > > confirmation, which isn't expected until this afternoon. > > > > > > > > Nine students tested positive for the substance on their > shoes, > > > > backpacks or clothing. > > > > > > > > As many as 80 people, including the principal, may have come > into > > > > contact with the mercury after a student brought it from > home and > > > > spilled it on his desk. > > > > > > > > " I think it was an honest mistake, " Christie said, adding > > > that " the > > > > spill was in a small little area " and " this didn't transfer > all > > > over > > > > the place. " > > > > > > > > There were elevated levels of mercury in two buildings. > > > > > > > > Christie said a teacher brought the situation to his > attention, > > > and > > > > the bottle was then brought to his office. > > > > > > > > Exposure to mercury can cause neurological and kidney damage > and > > > > affect the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Last modified: August 17. 2006 12:00AM > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 , So are you saying: what you do not see you wil not believe? Your life is not over yet! Give it time. I'm sure the Mad Hatter was not young. When he finally uttered nonsense he did not comprehend that he was no longer sane. > > > > > > The writer's poor wording grabbed our attention. Thought I would > > > share. > > > > > > > > > Mercury not toxic, but Mooney closed today > > > By TODD RUGER > > > > > > > > > > > > todd.ruger@ > > > > > > SARASOTA -- Test results have confirmed that the mercury a student > > > spilled at Cardinal Mooney High School was not toxic, but the > > school > > > remains closed today as a safety precaution, administrators and > > > health officials said Wednesday. > > > > > > The school has been cleaned and tested but the two buildings where > > > the spill occurred must be monitored for another eight hours to > > make > > > sure they're mercury-free, Principal Steve Christie said. > > > > > > The test confirmations then must be sent to a lab for final > > > confirmation, which isn't expected until this afternoon. > > > > > > Nine students tested positive for the substance on their shoes, > > > backpacks or clothing. > > > > > > As many as 80 people, including the principal, may have come into > > > contact with the mercury after a student brought it from home and > > > spilled it on his desk. > > > > > > " I think it was an honest mistake, " Christie said, adding > > that " the > > > spill was in a small little area " and " this didn't transfer all > > over > > > the place. " > > > > > > There were elevated levels of mercury in two buildings. > > > > > > Christie said a teacher brought the situation to his attention, > > and > > > the bottle was then brought to his office. > > > > > > Exposure to mercury can cause neurological and kidney damage and > > > affect the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Last modified: August 17. 2006 12:00AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Just making sure everyone knows I am not Mike Just posting the only letter to the editor that was published in the Sarasota Herald Tribune online. I find anything that could possible call mercury not toxic in any form scary due to the susceptiblilty of my child and opinions of the editorial ignorant. http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20060817/NEWS/608170790/1270/NEWS0101 mailto: todd.ruger @ heraldtribune.com Marie > > > > The writer's poor wording grabbed our attention. Thought I would > > share. > > > > > > Mercury not toxic, but Mooney closed today > > By TODD RUGER > > > > > > > > todd.ruger@ > > > > SARASOTA -- Test results have confirmed that the mercury a student > > spilled at Cardinal Mooney High School was not toxic, but the > school > > remains closed today as a safety precaution, administrators and > > health officials said Wednesday. > > > > The school has been cleaned and tested but the two buildings where > > the spill occurred must be monitored for another eight hours to > make > > sure they're mercury-free, Principal Steve Christie said. > > > > The test confirmations then must be sent to a lab for final > > confirmation, which isn't expected until this afternoon. > > > > Nine students tested positive for the substance on their shoes, > > backpacks or clothing. > > > > As many as 80 people, including the principal, may have come into > > contact with the mercury after a student brought it from home and > > spilled it on his desk. > > > > " I think it was an honest mistake, " Christie said, adding > that " the > > spill was in a small little area " and " this didn't transfer all > over > > the place. " > > > > There were elevated levels of mercury in two buildings. > > > > Christie said a teacher brought the situation to his attention, > and > > the bottle was then brought to his office. > > > > Exposure to mercury can cause neurological and kidney damage and > > affect the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. > > > > > > > > > > Last modified: August 17. 2006 12:00AM > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Thanks for that clarification, yes, I thought you were Mike. From: "boomerone2004" <boomerone2004@...>Reply-EOHarm To: EOHarm Subject: Re: Mercury not toxicDate: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:13:02 -0000 Just making sure everyone knows I am not Mike Just posting the only letter to the editor that was published in the Sarasota Herald Tribune online.I find anything that could possible call mercury not toxic in any form scary due to the susceptiblilty of my child and opinions of the editorial ignorant. http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060817/NEWS/608170790/1270/NEWS0101mailto: todd.ruger @ heraldtribune.comMarie> >> > The writer's poor wording grabbed our attention. Thought I would > > share.> > > > > > Mercury not toxic, but Mooney closed today> > By TODD RUGER> > > > > > > > todd.ruger@> > > > SARASOTA -- Test results have confirmed that the mercury a student > > spilled at Cardinal Mooney High School was not toxic, but the > school > > remains closed today as a safety precaution, administrators and > > health officials said Wednesday.> > > > The school has been cleaned and tested but the two buildings where > > the spill occurred must be monitored for another eight hours to > make > > sure they're mercury-free, Principal Steve Christie said.> > > > The test confirmations then must be sent to a lab for final > > confirmation, which isn't expected until this afternoon.> > > > Nine students tested positive for the substance on their shoes, > > backpacks or clothing.> > > > As many as 80 people, including the principal, may have come into > > contact with the mercury after a student brought it from home and > > spilled it on his desk.> > > > "I think it was an honest mistake," Christie said, adding > that "the > > spill was in a small little area" and "this didn't transfer all > over > > the place."> > > > There were elevated levels of mercury in two buildings.> > > > Christie said a teacher brought the situation to his attention, > and > > the bottle was then brought to his office.> > > > Exposure to mercury can cause neurological and kidney damage and > > affect the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. > > > > > > > > > > Last modified: August 17. 2006 12:00AM> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 That wouldn't have ANYTHING to do with my son having autism now would it ? Being that I've got 8 amalgams all put in by age 6 and I'm in my 30's now (late 20's when son was born). Nahhhhh couldn't be it..... (pure sarcasm) > What does that tell those of us who have had a large number of mercury vapor-emitting dental amalgams in our mouths for decades, and have given birth to children after having inhaled these mercury vapors for several decades ? We're basically screwed/done for, it seems. > > Aasa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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