i also want to know if it is true that if you are totally healthy that swallowing liquid mercury isnt bad for you at all. It is just inhaling the vapors that'll kill you because it gets into your lungs.
2006-11-30 01:57:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
There are certain levels that are safe to eat like in fish, but these levels are very low.If you ingest any substantial amounts, it can be fatal.
Check out this website for some more info:
http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/training/mercury.htm
Also,
Check with the FDA on their mercury regulations to give you a better idea. :)
2006-11-30 02:10:58 · answer #1 · answered by my2fuzzyslippers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mercury metal is not very soluble except is a strong acid. If your stomach is healthy, it won't stay long enough to dissolve a significantly toxic amount.
Centuries ago, Mercury Salts which were soluble were used as effective (THOUGH TOXIC) treatment for Syphilis.
Mercury vapor is a long term exposure problem. It would take a very high concentration (high temperature) to kill you quickly.
2006-11-30 08:54:06 · answer #2 · answered by a simple man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mercury is a neurotoxin and highly poisonous. It will cause damage to your central nervous system. Symptoms of mercury toxicity include behavioral manifestations similar to that seen in cases of lead poisoning. In children, mercury poisoning can lead to profound deficits in skills related to social, communication, and behavioral development.
It is NEVER a good thing to injest mercury. It's like saying there are acceptable levels of cyanide that are ok to injest. NOT.
Call a poison control center. You may need to be chelated - given special drugs to excrete the mercury. Your body is not meant to injest this, so thus can't efficiently "dump" it. Mercury will circulate in your blood stream as well as can become imbedded in your organs, including the brain. Once it is imbedded, it is impossible to remove, so whatever damage is there is done.
Stay away from mercury, lead, and other poisons. They're called poisons for a reason. They can kill or severely damage you.
2006-11-30 02:11:25 · answer #3 · answered by s l 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mercury is a neurotoxin, affecting the brain, and it is very potent. A few drops could potentially kill you just by touching your skin, and I don't even want to think what would happen if you swallowed a lethal dose.
2006-11-30 02:11:26 · answer #4 · answered by pito16places 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite simply: Think Alice in Wonderland, Mad Hatter. This actually happened in history and the Mad Hatter is a character created in reference to workers from hat factory. It causes severe nerve damage depending upon how high a dosage you ingested...you go nuts so to speak.
2006-12-01 08:33:43 · answer #5 · answered by Jennifer C. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT WILL KILL YOU NO MATTER WHAT!!! OR MAKE YOU VERY, VERY SICK!! BE WARNED THAT MERCURY IS A DEADLY SUBSTANCE TO INGEST OR INHALE!! DON'T DO IT.
2006-11-30 02:37:35 · answer #6 · answered by mycatjello@yahoo.ca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will make you very very sick, and or kill you. it is a very toxic poision.
2006-11-30 02:00:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
surely it will kill you
2006-11-30 02:09:32 · answer #8 · answered by James Chan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you ever heard of the mad hatter?
2006-11-30 03:28:50 · answer #9 · answered by George W Bush 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ENOUGH WILL KILL YOU , ALITTLE WILL MAKE YOU SICK
2006-11-30 02:00:37 · answer #10 · answered by quikonfet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋