Mercury poisoning

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• Slovene@feddit.nl ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Would the mercury get absorbed through the colon into their body?

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  • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨10⁩ ⁨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.

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    • jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But it’s bad when we eat seafood?

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    • Korne127@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      @Mickey7@lemmy.world @Krik@discuss.tchncs.de Hmm, this contradicts your statements.

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  • Krik@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes it would. It would even get absorbed through normal skin.

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  • Mickey7@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes and you would die rather quickly

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• Onyxonblack@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh boy, I needed that laugh!

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