Yes it would. It would even get absorbed through normal skin.
Comment on Mercury poisoning
Slovene@feddit.nl 6 months ago
Would the mercury get absorbed through the colon into their body?
Krik@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
Mickey7@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yes and you would die rather quickly
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 6 months ago
From my understanding no, not elemental mercury. The main danger with that is inhaling mercury vapor.
However the broken thermometer could introduce open wounds which could do something I’m not sure.
Here’s a guy swishing some around his mouth, he explains more about how the body generally can’t absorb elemental mercury. Not through skin or mucus membranes. youtu.be/DNpdMz0Cfv0
He’s been tested and has not shown to have unusually high levels of mercury in his blood.
jaybone@lemmy.world 6 months ago
But it’s bad when we eat seafood?
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 6 months ago
That’s not elemental, metallic mercury. It’s methylmercury which is easily absorbed by the body and very toxic.
Korne127@lemmy.world 6 months ago
@Mickey7@lemmy.world @Krik@discuss.tchncs.de Hmm, this contradicts your statements.