Biomaterial Database

Mercury vapor concentrations inside buildings. 1972

R S Foote

The concentrations of elemental gaseous mercury in several homes, offices, and laboratories in the Dallas area have been measured. The values are substantially higher than the ambient natural background concentration, about 3 nanograms of mercury per cubic meter of air in San Francisco, Dallas, and Washington, D.C.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008628	Mercury	A silver metallic element that exists as a liquid at room temperature. It has the atomic symbol Hg (from hydrargyrum, liquid silver), atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200.59. Mercury is used in many industrial applications and its salts have been employed therapeutically as purgatives, antisyphilitics, disinfectants, and astringents. It can be absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes which leads to MERCURY POISONING. Because of its toxicity, the clinical use of mercury and mercurials is diminishing.
D010150	Paint	An emulsion of solid color which when spread over a surface leaves a thin decorative and or protective coating.	Varnish,Paints
D002140	California	State bounded on the east by Nevada and Arizona, on the south by Mexico and the Pacific Ocean on the south and west, and on the north by Oregon.
D004219	District of Columbia	A federal area located between Maryland and Virginia on the Potomac river; it is coextensive with Washington, D.C., which is the capital of the United States.	Washington, D.C.,Washington, DC
D000397	Air Pollution	The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air (AIR POLLUTANTS) that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects. The substances may include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; or volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.	Air Quality,Air Pollutions,Pollution, Air
D012408	Rubber	A high-molecular-weight polymeric elastomer derived from the milk juice (LATEX) of HEVEA brasiliensis and other trees and plants. It is a substance that can be stretched at room temperature to at least twice its original length and after releasing the stress, retract rapidly, and recover its original dimensions fully.	Latex Rubber,Elastica,India Rubber,Natural Rubber,Plant Rubber,Vulcanite,Natural Rubbers,Plant Rubbers,Rubber, Natural,Rubber, Plant,Rubbers, Natural,Rubbers, Plant
D013781	Texas	State bounded on the north by Oklahoma, on the east by Arkansas and Louisiana, on the south by Mexico, and on the west by New Mexico.