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Mercury Toxicity and Contamination of Households from the Use of Skin Creams Adulterated with Mercurous Chloride (Calomel)

Inorganic mercury, in the form of mercurous chloride, or calomel, is intentionally added to some cosmetic products sold through informal channels in Mexico and the US for skin lightening and acne treatment. These products have led to multiple cases of mercury poisoning but few investigations have ad...

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Autores principales: Copan, Lori, Fowles, Jeff, Barreau, Tracy, McGee, Nancy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4586653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26364641
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120910943