Once in the circulatory system, it can pass through the blood-brain barrier and accumulate in the brain, damaging the central nervous system. As the body tries to rid itself of these toxins, gaseous mercury is oxidized to divalent mercury, which accumulates in the kidneys and can cause kidney damage.
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What organs does mercury target? |
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Chemical form of mercury |
Target organ |
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Elemental (Gaseous) |
Hg0 |
Brain, kidney, lung |
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Divalent |
Hg2+ |
Kidney |
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Methyl |
CH3-HG+ |
Brain, fetal brain
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Open Your Eyes to the Dangers of Mercury!
It’s staring you right in the face – mercury is a poison! The belief that it is a harmless, little substance is a lie! This 24-page report, “Exposing the Dangers of Mercury,” reveals the sources and risks that place you in the most danger of mercury contamination, including:
- Mercury contamination via the fish on your tables (how does mercury trickle down from industries to waterways until it finds – you?)
- Silver fillings (what’s a slow release poison doing in your mouth?)
- Childhood vaccines (how can something that’s supposed to protect your children be so deadly?)
- The air you breathe and the water you drink
By absorbing mercury, you are exposing yourself to terrible health risks.
- Nervous disorders
- Growing evidence it causes cancer
- Kidney damage
- Respiratory failure
- Even death!
