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Mercury poisoning from artisanal gold mining equipment
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining uses mercury to isolate gold from ore. Although uncommon in the United States, it is more common in poor and undeveloped countries. This practice requires heating mercury, which vaporizes into an odorless gas that can be inspired and absorbed into the blood. Ins...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9713274/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36465164 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.10.099 |