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Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents
Series
50
Elemental Mercury and Inorganic Mercury Compounds
Human Health Aspects
Paperback
October 2003
9789241530507
More details
- Publisher
World Health Organization - Published
1st October 2003 - ISBN 9789241530507
- Language English
- Pages 65 pp.
- Size 8.25" x 12"
$25.20
Mercury is a metallic element that occurs naturally in the environment. There are three primary categories of mercury and its compounds: elemental mercury, which may occur in both liquid and gaseous states; inorganic mercury compounds, including mercurous chloride and organic mercury compounds. In this book, effects on human health by elemental mercury and inorganic mercury compounds are described concisely.
World Health Organization
World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends.