Guidance

Mercury: health effects, incident management and toxicology

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

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 13 January 2012
• Last updated: 16 April 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Mercury: general information

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Mercury: incident management

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Elemental mercury and inorganic mercury: toxicological overview

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Details

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 16 April 2025 + show all updates

1. 16 April 2025

   Team email address updated.

2. 8 June 2022

   Updated general information and incident management.

3. 14 August 2019

   Updated incident management document.

4. 18 October 2016

   Upload mercury: general information.

5. 27 June 2016

   Updated toxicological overview, as part of routine review.

6. 1 June 2016

   Updated incident management advice, as part of routine review.

7. 13 January 2012

   First published.