JJ wrote:
Richard Clark wrote:
On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 01:52:22 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:
Utter nonsense.
Hi Jim,
I've performed work with Battelle Centers for Public Health Research &
Evaluation and this very matter has been studied to record and verify
every statement I've offered.
73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC
Well, I used to play with blobs of mercury a lot when I was a kid and it
has never eeefffffecttted (snort)mmmmeee a (slobber) biiiittt.
Good one, JJ! 8^)
Mercury isn't very harmful by that route of exposure. You could polish
quite a few dimes if you like, and not suffer much if any damage through
skin absorption.
But!
Inhaling the fumes is another thing entirely. Mercurey poisoning has
been known about for a long time now. Daggureotypists in the early
1800's often suffered from mercury poisoning as they purposely fumed the
image plates to develop the images, producing a silver amalgam on the
surface in accordance with how much it had been exposed to light. A
beautiful but deadly process.
The feltmaking process used to use mercury as a preservative, and the
saying "mad as a hatter" was coined for a reason.
And yet we still have people today that think that caution in handling
mercury is some kind of "liberal" plot or something.
- Mike KB3EIA -