Citing global moves to ban mercury, the Department of Health said over the weekend it would call for a ban on the importation of health products containing the highly-toxic substance.
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DOH calls for ban on mercury
Citing global moves to ban mercury, the Department of Health said over the weekend it would call for a ban on the importation of health products containing the highly-toxic substance.
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You cant just destroy a whole planet just like that !
DOH!!!
Keith - Administrator
Mad as a hatter !Originally Posted by lestaxi1
You cant just destroy a whole planet just like that !
It's actually the most toxic metal on THIS planet after plutonium
It affects every system in the body but poisoning's uncommon now and should be minimised as more countries (including European Union) eventually ban it
[SIZE="3"]Mad as a hatter !REALLY, Alan? ... I hadn't realised that!
I mean, I was aware of its extremely high level of toxicity ... but never knew it had been used in hat-making. It just goes to show that ... even at MY late stage in life ... I'm still learning new things, thanks to people like your goodself!
Continuing on this theme ... that's just one example of the benefits of a forum such as ours; it's much more than simply a 'helpline'- it's an EDUCATION in itself - a learning curve in which we can ALL share ... picking up innumerable snippets of useful information as we go along!!!
To be fair, I've given the most likely of a few explanations of the expression "Mad as a hatter"
Here's ANOTHER use of *it: One of my colleagues in Social Services was wont to quote the expression in deference to our boss, the Principal Social Worker at H.M. Prison, Perth ... back in the 1970s, admittedly. Maybe he just said it as "a matter of principle"!To be fair, I've given the most likely of a few explanations of the expression *"Mad as a hatter"
When I was a wee lad I used to play with mercury from broken thermometers - it was great fun!! It hasn't done me any harm - I mean - you all know how sane I am!
Al.
Pressed rat and warthog closed down their shop!
And your six fingers make playing the guitar easierWhen I was a wee lad I used to play with mercury from broken thermometers - it was great fun!! It hasn't done me any harm - I mean - you all know how sane I am!
Al.
They're in his genesAnd your six fingers make playing the guitar easier
A bullet is fairly toxic!
What ?
Toxic means poisonous. A poison is a substance that causes illness or death to a person or animal that swallows or absorbs it.
Most people will die if they absorb a bullet to the heartWhat ?
Toxic means poisonous. A poison is a substance that causes illness or death to a person or animal that swallows or absorbs it.
Maybe you did not realize i was messin alan,I get sick of arguing with dedworth on football.
They would die from internal haemorrhage due to rupture of the heart muscle by the bullet, not poisoning !Most people will die if they absorb a bullet to the heart
Maybe you did not realize i was messin alan,I get sick of arguing with dedworth on football.
Yes, I realised you were "messin" , I know nothing about football
But, keeping to the thread, I never diagnosed a case of mercury poisoning in 35 years , either in the UK or Far East
What if it was lead bullet? Lead is a poison!
OMG
Lead poisoning usually takes years ! A bullet would kill from internal bleeding in minutes ! I'm only stating the bleeding obvious !
yes of course i'm messin lead is a culmative poison of course,and yes i'm going off topic as most of the topics on here usually do it is what makes this forum fun as well as being informative.
They make them out of copper now so they don't cause damage
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