Sources, toxicity, and remediation of mercury: an essence review

D Raj, SK Maiti - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2019 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) is a pollutant that poses a global threat, and it was listed as one of the ten
leading 'chemicals of concern'by the World Health Organization in 2017. The review aims to …

Mercury and prenatal growth: a systematic review

K Dack, M Fell, CM Taylor, A Havdahl… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The intrauterine environment is critical for healthy prenatal growth and affects neonatal
survival and later health. Mercury is a toxic metal which can freely cross the placenta and …

Mercury in dental amalgam, online retail, and the Minamata convention on mercury

A Joy, A Qureshi - Environmental Science & Technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The Minamata Convention on Mercury (ref. 1) is a global treaty to protect human and
environmental health from adverse effects of the toxic element mercury and its compounds …

Mercury exposure and health impacts in dental personnel

J Aaseth, B Hilt, G Bjørklund - Environmental research, 2018 - Elsevier
Based on toxicological, clinical, and epidemiological knowledge, the present paper reviews
the status regarding possible deleterious health effects from occupational exposure to …

Neurotoxic effects of mercury exposure in dental personnel

G Bjørklund, B Hilt, M Dadar, U Lindh… - Basic & Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous studies have reported neurobehavioural effects in dental personnel
occupationally exposed to chronic low levels of mercury (Hg). Hg exposure from dental work …

Occupational health practices among dental care professionals before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Banaee, DM Claiborne, M Akpinar-Elci - Work, 2021 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a substantial burden on dental care
professionals. While dentistry is known as one of the most exposed and high-risk …

[HTML][HTML] Mercury-induced oxidative stress may adversely affect pregnancy outcome among dental staff: a cohort study

A El-Badry, M Rezk, H El-Sayed - The international journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Dental staff may be at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcome secondary
to their chronic exposure to mercury. Objective: To investigate obstetric outcome among …

Applicability of a synthesized melamine based covalent organic framework as a novel ionophore for the potentiometric determination of mercury (II): Computational …

MRJ Sarvestani, T Madrakian, A Afkhami, B Ajdari - Microchemical Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
In this research, the complexation of a recently synthesized covalent organic framework
(schiff base network 1) with 10 different cations was investigated by QTAIM (quantum theory …

Mercury vapor volatilization from particulate generated from dental amalgam removal with a high-speed dental drill–a significant source of exposure

D Warwick, M Young, J Palmer, RW Ermel - Journal of Occupational …, 2019 - Springer
Background The ubiquitous use of dental amalgam for over 180 years has resulted in the
exposure of millions of dental workers to mercury. Dental amalgam contains approximately …

Investigation and monitoring of heavy metal poisoning

NL Barlow, SM Bradberry - Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2023 - jcp.bmj.com
Historically, heavy metal measurement and interpretation has been a highly specialised
area performed only in a handful of centres within the UK. However, recent years have seen …