Mercury glossary and government resources

Mercury : Heavy metal that can accumulate in the environment and is highly toxic if breathed or swallowed. (See:heavy metals.) [Environmental Protection Agency]

EPA: Mercury
The mercury site from the Environmental Protection Agency from the USA: research

EPA: Clean Air Mercury Rule
Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is present throughout the environment.

Mercury
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the eighth largest. Mercury is

ATSDR - ToxFAQs™: Mercury
Exposure to mercury occurs from breathing contaminated air, ingesting contaminated

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
ATSDR - Public Health Statement: Mercury (1990) Information on what is, how one

FDA / EPA What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and ...
United States Foood and Drug Administration advisory. Contains links to additional

FDA/CFSAN Consumer Advisory: Important Message for Pregnant Women ...
What You Need To Know About Mercury In Fish And Shellfish (March 19, 2004)

MedlinePlus: Mercury
US National Library of Medicine information on mercury with links to reviews and

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Mercury
Elemental mercury, like the type found in glass thermometers, is a liquid at room

Mercury
BC Mercury is the only common metal liquid at ordinary temperatures.

USGS Astrogeology: Mercury Nomenclature Table of Contents
Planetary Nomenclature for the planet Mercury. Planetary nomenclature is used to

mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/
Similar pages The Mercury Home Page

Mercury
Images of Mercury - from the Catalog of Spaceborne Imaging NSSDC Planetary

Mercury Fact Sheet
Mercury Earth Ratio (Mercury/Earth) Mass (1024 kg) 0.3302 5.9736 0.0553

Welcome to the Planets: Mercury
Mercury. Mosaic of Mercury, Caloris Basin, Southwest Mercury, Hills of Mercury.

Mercury P2
Mercury (Hg) Pollution Prevention - promotes elimination of non-essential uses

Safety and Health Topics: Mercury
Mercury Public Safety and Health Topics page. ... Mercury is naturally occurring

The Mercury Project
This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury. Mercury Technical Diagrams/Drawings.

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