Clifton Jack C
Great Lakes Center for Children's Environmental Health, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2007 Apr;54(2):237-69, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2007.02.005.
Mercury is a metal that is a liquid at room temperature. Mercury has a long and interesting history deriving from its use in medicine and industry, with the resultant toxicity produced. In high enough doses, all forms of mercury can produce toxicity. The most devastating tragedies related to mercury toxicity in recent history include Minamata Bay and Niagata, Japan in the 1950s, and Iraq in the 1970s. More recent mercury toxicity issues include the extreme toxicity of the dimethylmercury compound noted in 1998, the possible toxicity related to dental amalgams, and the disproved relationship between vaccines and autism related to the presence of the mercury-containing preservative, thimerosal.
汞是一种在室温下呈液态的金属。汞有着悠久而有趣的历史，源于其在医学和工业中的使用，并由此产生了毒性。在足够高的剂量下，所有形式的汞都会产生毒性。近代史上与汞中毒相关的最惨痛悲剧包括20世纪50年代日本的水俣湾和新潟，以及20世纪70年代的伊拉克。最近的汞中毒问题包括1998年发现的二甲基汞化合物的极高毒性、与牙科汞合金可能相关的毒性，以及关于疫苗与自闭症之间因含汞防腐剂硫柳汞的存在而被证伪的关系。
