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Fortunately, it's also hard to get that stuff into your system. Elemental mercury is usually quite harmless if touched or swallowed. It is so thick and sli
by kps 13y ago
Fortunately, it's also hard to get that stuff into your system.
Elemental mercury is usually quite harmless if touched or swallowed.
It is so thick and slippery that it usually falls off your
skin or out of your stomach without being absorbed.¹
¹ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002476.htm http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002476.htm
- oakwhiz 13y agoNot all mercury is pure, though. Organic mercury compounds exist which behave similarly to elemental mercury but they have a greater health risk associated with them.