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• California Judge Approves Landmark Warning on Mercury Use in Dentistry
• We Win -- FDA Must Classify Mercury Fillings
• Good Morning America Segment: Dangerous Metal In Your Mouth?
• Mercury May Contribute To Premature Birth
• Worldwide Warning on Mercury-Contaminated Fish
• Dental Mercury Use Banned in Norway, Sweden and Denmark Because Composites Are
• National Study Finds High Levels of Mercury in Tuna
• Dr. Oz Talks About the Dangers of Mercury
• Deadly Arsenic In Chicken Feed - MercOut Can Help Remove from Your Body
• Succimer Found Ineffective for Removing Mercury

Paul Krugman's Toxic Shock Syndrome: Mercury Madness
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:59:59 -0800
Is the attack on Mercury providing cover for an attack on fossil fuels in general?

Mercury-laced skin products being sold
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:31:50 -0800
SKIN whitening products laced with mercury are still being sold in some areas in Metro Manila despite a health ban, the EcoWaste Coalition said yesterday.

Sellers of ?toxic? facial creams get ?Lason Award?
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:32:44 -0800
A TOXICS watchdog has upped the ante on safe cosmetics advocacy by taking to task dealers of illegal skin whitening creams containing huge quantities of mercury, an extremely toxic chemical.

Research finds Great Salt Lake spiders loaded with mercury
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:48:47 -0800
Research finds Great Salt Lake spiders loaded with mercury By Brian Maffly The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 5, 2012 07:01PM MDT Chasing spiders and pulverizing them sounds like kid stuff. But for Westminster College undergraduates like Jim Goodman, it?s scientific research that will get his name on peer-reviewed studies and open doors to graduate school. Goodman is among a cadre of science ...

Birds and seals give scientists clues to rising levels of toxic mercury in Southern Ocean
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:28:16 -0800
Albatrosses in the Southern Ocean have led scientists to flag a possible future problem with high levels of toxic mercury in tuna and other fish caught for human consumption.

Group: Mercury found in 20 facial creams sold in NCR
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:05:22 -0800
Mercury has been found in at least 20 imported facial cream products being sold in parts of Metro Manila, an ecological group said Saturday.

Study Finds Mercury in More Northeastern Bird Species
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:28:48 -0800
Dangerously high levels have been detected in Northeastern songbirds as the most toxic form of the heavy metal moves through the food chain.

Beltsville business owner admits mishandling mercury
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:46:26 -0800
The owner of a Beltsville recycling company has admitted to mishandling and not properly disposing of mercury, a toxic substance, at his business. Examiner Coverage Expanded coverage of Maryland Glen W. Smith pleaded guilty in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court to 10 counts of failing to dispose of a hazardous substance. The investigation into the 50-year-old Calvert County resident began when ...

COMMUNITY COMMENT: We must reduce mercury, other toxins
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0800
When a bridge falls or a stage collapses and harms innocent people, we get upset, and rightly so. These dangers are easy to see, and we want solutions. Yet, every day invisible mercury and other toxic air pollutants fall from the Indiana sky and damage the brains of our infants and children, and it doesn't get much attention because we can't "see" it.

UK shivers as mercury hits -11C
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:09:59 -0800
Benson village saw some of the coldest weather overnight on Thursday as forecasters warned of a bitterly cold spell and snow showers over the weekend.

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