The Toxicology of Mercury and Its Chemical Compounds

• Published in: Critical reviews in toxicology Vol. 36; no. 8; pp. 609 - 662
• Main Authors: Clarkson, Thomas W., Magos, Laszlo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colchester Informa UK Ltd 01.09.2006; Taylor & Francis; Informa Healthcare; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Animal tissues; Animals; Bioaccumulation; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases; Dental Amalgam; Ethylmercury; Health risks; Humans; Inorganic Mercury; Medical sciences; Mercury; Mercury - blood; Mercury - chemistry; Mercury - metabolism; Mercury Compounds - chemistry; Mercury Compounds - metabolism; Mercury Compounds - poisoning; Mercury Poisoning - diagnosis; Mercury Poisoning - etiology; Mercury Poisoning - prevention & control; Mercury Vapor; Metals and various inorganic compounds; Methylmercury; Models, Biological; No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level; Phenylmercury; Preservatives; Preservatives, Pharmaceutical - chemistry; Public health; Thimerosal; Thimerosal - chemistry; Toxicology; Vapor; Ethylmercury; Inorganic Mercury; Toxicity; Dental Amalgam; Review; Mercury compound; Epidemiology; Case history; Methylmercury; Mercury Organic compounds; Mercury Vapor; Public health; Human; Thiomersal; Use; Mercury II; Thimerosal; Amalgams; Metabolism; Phenylmercury; Heavy metal; Toxicokinetics; Antiseptic; Pollution source; Environment; Tooth; Mercury

This review covers the toxicology of mercury and its compounds. Special attention is paid to those forms of mercury of current public health concern. Human exposure to the vapor of metallic mercury dates back to antiquity but continues today in occupational settings and from dental amalgam. Health r...