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  • Title: Overview of the clinical toxicity of mercury.
    Author: Magos L, Clarkson TW.
    Journal: Ann Clin Biochem; 2006 Jul; 43(Pt 4):257-68. PubMed ID: 16824275.
    Abstract:
    Mercury is ubiquitous in the environment and therefore every human being, irrespective of age and location, is exposed to one form of mercury or another. The major source of environmental mercury is natural degassing of the earth's crust, but industrial activities can raise exposure to toxic levels directly or through the use or misuse of the liquid metals or synthesized mercurial compounds. The aim of this review is to survey differences in human exposure and in the toxicology of different forms of mercury. It covers not only symptoms and signs observed in poisoned individuals by a clinician but also subclinical effects in population studies, the final evaluation of which is the domain of statisticians.
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