Mercury

Drasch, G.; and, Milena Horvat; Stoeppler, M.

doi:10.1002/9783527619634.ch38

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“…The concentration of methylmercury is greater in the predator than in its prey, and the mercury accumulation increases up the food chain. 4 …”

Section: Mercury In the Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…4 Speciation of mercury species is more difficult to handle, but possible when preparing the samples adequately. Basic information on analytical methods has been described.…”

Section: Diagnosis Of Mercury Intoxicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Mercury occurs not only anthropogenically but also naturally. 3,4 It has toxic properties and severely affects the environment and humans, especially developing fetuses and infants. 3 …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…Metallic mercury is lipophilic and is stored in fatty tissues. 4 Inorganic ions of mercury vary in water solubility. In general, divalent mercuric salts are soluble in water.…”

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Mercury Exposure and Children's Health

Blüml¹,

McCarty

Steckling³

et al. 2010

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care

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Acute or chronic mercury exposure can cause adverse effects during any period of development. Mercury is a highly toxic element; there is no known safe level of exposure. Ideally, neither children nor adults should have any mercury in their bodies because it provides no physiological benefit. Prenatal and postnatal mercury exposures occur frequently in many different ways. Pediatricians, nurses, and other health care providers should understand the scope of mercury exposures and health problems among children and be prepared to handle mercury exposures in medical practice. Prevention is the key to reducing mercury poisoning. Mercury exists in different chemical forms: elemental (or metallic), inorganic, and organic (methylmercury and ethyl mercury). Mercury exposure can cause acute and chronic intoxication at low levels of exposure. Mercury is neuro-, nephro-, and immunotoxic. The development of the child in utero and early in life is at particular risk. Mercury is ubiquitous and persistent. Mercury is a global pollutant, bio-accumulating, mainly through the aquatic food chain, resulting in a serious health hazard for children. This article provides an extensive review of mercury exposure and children’s health.

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“…The concentration of methylmercury is greater in the predator than in its prey, and the mercury accumulation increases up the food chain. 4 …”

Section: Mercury In the Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…4 Speciation of mercury species is more difficult to handle, but possible when preparing the samples adequately. Basic information on analytical methods has been described.…”

Section: Diagnosis Of Mercury Intoxicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Mercury occurs not only anthropogenically but also naturally. 3,4 It has toxic properties and severely affects the environment and humans, especially developing fetuses and infants. 3 …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Metallic mercury is lipophilic and is stored in fatty tissues. 4 Inorganic ions of mercury vary in water solubility. In general, divalent mercuric salts are soluble in water.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mercury Exposure and Children's Health

Blüml¹,

McCarty

Steckling³

et al. 2010

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care

424

222

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“…Thus, using contaminated water can have serious health effects. Among all heavy metals such as As, Pb, Ni, Cu, Hg, Cd…, cadmium is considered one of the most toxic heavy metal with acceptable levels one-tenth those of most of the other toxic metals [1,2]. The maximum permissible value for worker according to German law is 15 μg/L.…”

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REMOVAL OF Cd(II) FROM WATER BY USING GRAPHENE OXIDE–MnFe2O4 MAGNETIC NANOHYBRIDS

Hieu¹

2018

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In this work, graphene oxide-manganese ferrite (GO-MnFe 2 O 4 ) magnetic nanohybrids were synthesized by co-precipitation technique. The adsorption properties of GO-MnFe 2 O 4 for efficient removal of Cd(II) from contaminated water were investigated. The nanohybrids were characterized by using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, BrunauerEmmett-Teller specific surface area (BET), transmission electron microscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). VSM result showed the high saturation magnetization values M s = 27.1 emu/g, the BET specific surface area was 84.236 m 2 /g. Adsorption experiments were carried out to evaluate the adsorption capacity of the GO-MnFe 2 O 4 magnetic nanohybrids and compared with MnFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles and GO nanosheets. The equilibrium time for adsorption of Cd(II) onto the nanohybrids was 240 minutes. Experimental adsorption data were well-fitted to the Langmuir isotherm and the pseudo-second-order kinetic equation. The experimental results showed that adsorption of Cd(II) using GO-MnFe 2 O 4 magnetic nanohybrids was better than MnFe 2 O 4 and GO with a maximum adsorption capacity of 121.951 mg/g at pH 8. Reusability, ease of magnetic separation, high removal capacity, and fast kinetics lead the GOMnFe 2 O 4 nanohybrids to be promising adsorbents for removal heavy metals from contaminated water.

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