Don't start just yet...the dangers of smoking cigarettes and cigars, and
of chewing tobacco itself are very well documented.
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/98/104695.htm
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/mercury.html
The actual dangers of mercury:
http://www.calpoison.org/public/mercury.html
Some dentists had advised getting all dental amalgam fillings replaced
with alternatives; one fellow (I believe in Colorado or thereabouts)
lost his license to practice dentistry because of this practice. If we
could get a definitive value on "loads" of mercury; the most danger from
elemental mercury comes from the vapors themselves due to being inhaled
into the lungs. Swallowing small amounts of elemental mercury is not
life-threatening, as parents who have had their children break a mercury
thermometer in their mouths have found out after the frantic call to the
hospital or emergency services. (happened when my daughter was 4 or
so...)
The problem comes in when fish consume the mercury and it is converted
to methyl mercury, which "is" highly toxic to humans.
Regards,
Roger
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From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nick
Ban (PCBL)
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 5:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [DC] Effects of Mercury Poisoning ... FYI
Geez - I think I'm gonna start smoking again....
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Brooks,Bill
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 4:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [DC] Effects of Mercury Poisoning ... FYI
The other thing I forgot to mention is the Dentist... those Amalgam
'silver'
fillings in your head... contain loads of mercury... it leaches pout
into your system every time you swallow, eat, brush your teeth, etc...
http://www.maineenvironment.org/toxics/Mercury_Brochure/dental_fillings.
htm
Bill Brooks - KG6VVP
PCB Design Engineer, C.I.D.+, C.I.I.
Tel: (760)597-1500 Ext 3772 Fax: (760)597-1510 Datron World
Communications, Inc.
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Subject: RE: [DC] Effects of Mercury Poisoning ... FYI
Now you've done it, the EU is going to do another initiative to get rid
of Mercury...
Not only are we going to add space for Crossed-out Pb labels, now we're
going to have to add space for crossed-out Hg labels, too. And no more
tilt switches on circuit boards, what's that going to do to the pinball
manufacturers :p
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Tektronix, Inc.
Central Engineering, PCB Design Group
P.O. Box 500, M/S 39-512
Beaverton, OR 97077-0001
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It's my opinion, not Tektronix'
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From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Brooks,Bill
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 14:09
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Subject: [DC] Effects of Mercury Poisoning ... FYI
Effects of Mercury Poisoning ...It's worth studying about... pass it on.
We all have some level of mercury in us thanks to dumping in the oceans
and lakes and rivers... I was talking before about the mercury levels in
the fish before regarding RoHS and it's focus on lead, and here is some
of the data for reference... I received some inquiries asking for more
data... I'm still learning about it myself... but I am more than happy
to share what I have so far.
http://www.nzhealth.net.nz/poisons/mercury2.shtml
<http://www.nzhealth.net.nz/poisons/mercury2.shtml>
http://www.nzhealth.net.nz/poisons/autism.shtml
<http://www.nzhealth.net.nz/poisons/autism.shtml>
http://www.nzhealth.net.nz/poisons/mercury.shtml
<http://www.nzhealth.net.nz/poisons/mercury.shtml>
http://www.cfspages.com/chelation.html
<http://www.cfspages.com/chelation.html>
http://homemakingcottage.com/health/mercury_detoxification.htm
<http://homemakingcottage.com/health/mercury_detoxification.htm>
http://www.y2khealthanddetox.com/mercfillings.html
<http://www.y2khealthanddetox.com/mercfillings.html>
The remedy my wife found with the least risk...
N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC)
It's an herbal remedy that helps your body produce the natural
detoxifiers it needs to safely bind with the mercury and remove the
mercury from your system... normally Mercury does not leave your body,
but accumulates and the symptoms get worse over time...
One of the things we were hearing about is childhood immunizations using
a Mercury based preservative which studies are indicating may have
caused the higher levels of autism and ADD/ADHD in the generations of
children who received them as babies... When they stopped using the
preservative the levels dropped dramatically... I'm hearing that the
legislators are trying to sneak in legislation to protect the
pharmaceuticals from litigation regarding this finding... stay tuned to
the news about that one...
I have started taking this supplement and will let you know if it makes
any difference... So far it seems to have made an improvement in
alertness and memory retrieval (I never will forget ol'
'whatsisname'...) ;-) I've been taking it about 3 weeks. I hear of no
down sides to taking it. Research it first of course for yourself before
you decide to take it... if you do.
Also... let me know if you start to feel better.
Best regards,
Bill Brooks
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