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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. |
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Mining |
The process of extracting mineral deposits from the earth. |
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Occupational Medicine |
Medical specialty concerned with the promotion and maintenance of the physical and mental health of employees in occupational settings. |
Industrial Medicine,Medicine, Industrial,Medicine, Occupational |
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Environmental Exposure |
The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals. |
Exposure, Environmental,Environmental Exposures,Exposures, Environmental |
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Gold |
A yellow metallic element with the atomic symbol Au, atomic number 79, and atomic weight 197. It is used in jewelry, goldplating of other metals, as currency, and in dental restoration. Many of its clinical applications, such as ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS, are in the form of its salts. |
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Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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Air Pollutants, Occupational |
Toxic air-borne matter related to work performed They are usually produced by the specific nature of the occupation. |
Occupational Air Pollutants,Pollutants, Occupational Air |
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Siberia |
A region, north-central Asia, largely in Russia. It extends from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and from the Arctic Ocean to central Kazakhstan and the borders of China and Mongolia. |
Russian S.F.S.R., Asian,Russian Federation (Asia) |
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