Mercury and its Inorganic Compounds Work
Mercury and its Inorganic Compounds Work
Health Hazards
Mercury Element:
Acute:
Inhalation:
Exposure to high concentrations leads to severe respiratory irritation, digestive disturbances, and significant kidney damage.
At 1.2 to 8.5 mg/m³, it causes coughing, chest pain, pulmonary edema, and respiratory distress, leading to bronchitis and chemical pneumonitis. It may also result in mouth ulcers, tooth loss, nausea, abdominal pain, headaches, vomiting, and central nervous system depression, along with gastrointestinal irritation.
Ingestion:
Causes mouth, throat, and stomach corrosion, gastrointestinal irritation, nausea, and vomiting.
Skin and Eyes:
Liquid mercury can irritate the skin, and skin absorption increases toxicity from inhalation. Eye exposure causes irritation.
Chronic:
Long-term or repeated exposure to mercury vapor or liquid causes gradually occurring effects, initially seen as small tremors in the hands, eyelids, lips, tongue, or throat.
Other effects include allergic skin rashes, headaches, mouth ulcers, increased saliva production, tooth loss, allergic reactions, indecisiveness, memory loss, and intellectual decline.
Chronic mercury poisoning, typically caused by occupational exposure, results in neuralgia, mental disturbances, anorexia, weight loss, and oral inflammation.
Pregnant women exposed to organic mercury compounds can cause harm to the fetus.
Inorganic Mercury Compounds:
Acute:
Causes irritation to the eyes, mucous membranes, respiratory tract, and skin.
Inhalation, ingestion, or absorption through the skin may be fatal.
Toxic to the liver and kidneys, leading to neurological disorders.
Inhalation causes headaches, coughing, dizziness, and difficulty breathing.
Ingestion causes nausea, vomiting, and loss of consciousness.
Chronic: Chronic symptoms are similar to those of mercury poisoning.
Recommendations:
Level 1 Management: No specific regulations.
Level 2-4 Management: Not suitable for workers with certain conditions such as mental or neurological disorders, endocrine system diseases, kidney diseases, liver diseases, digestive system diseases, atherosclerosis, retinal diseases, or skin diseases. Pregnant workers should also be protected from exposure.
Health Hazards
Mercury Element:
Acute:
Inhalation:
Exposure to high concentrations leads to severe respiratory irritation, digestive disturbances, and significant kidney damage.
At 1.2 to 8.5 mg/m³, it causes coughing, chest pain, pulmonary edema, and respiratory distress, leading to bronchitis and chemical pneumonitis. It may also result in mouth ulcers, tooth loss, nausea, abdominal pain, headaches, vomiting, and central nervous system depression, along with gastrointestinal irritation.
Ingestion:
Causes mouth, throat, and stomach corrosion, gastrointestinal irritation, nausea, and vomiting.
Skin and Eyes:
Liquid mercury can irritate the skin, and skin absorption increases toxicity from inhalation. Eye exposure causes irritation.
Chronic:
Long-term or repeated exposure to mercury vapor or liquid causes gradually occurring effects, initially seen as small tremors in the hands, eyelids, lips, tongue, or throat.
Other effects include allergic skin rashes, headaches, mouth ulcers, increased saliva production, tooth loss, allergic reactions, indecisiveness, memory loss, and intellectual decline.
Chronic mercury poisoning, typically caused by occupational exposure, results in neuralgia, mental disturbances, anorexia, weight loss, and oral inflammation.
Pregnant women exposed to organic mercury compounds can cause harm to the fetus.
Inorganic Mercury Compounds:
Acute:
Causes irritation to the eyes, mucous membranes, respiratory tract, and skin.
Inhalation, ingestion, or absorption through the skin may be fatal.
Toxic to the liver and kidneys, leading to neurological disorders.
Inhalation causes headaches, coughing, dizziness, and difficulty breathing.
Ingestion causes nausea, vomiting, and loss of consciousness.
Chronic: Chronic symptoms are similar to those of mercury poisoning.
Recommendations:
Level 1 Management: No specific regulations.
Level 2-4 Management: Not suitable for workers with certain conditions such as mental or neurological disorders, endocrine system diseases, kidney diseases, liver diseases, digestive system diseases, atherosclerosis, retinal diseases, or skin diseases. Pregnant workers should also be protected from exposure.