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Mercury: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information about mercury, for use in responding to chemical incidents.

Published 13 January 2012
Last updated 18 October 2016 — see all updates
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Public Health England
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Mercury: general information

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Mercury: incident management

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Mercury: toxicological overview

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These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.

Published 13 January 2012
Last updated 18 October 2016 + show all updates
  1. Upload mercury: general information.
  2. Updated toxicological overview, as part of routine review.
  3. Updated incident management advice, as part of routine review.
  4. First published.

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