Prenatal exposure at small doses not affecting the mother still can produces adverse effect to infants as abnormal behavior. Behavioral effects could happen as result of disturbing of neurotransmitter in brain. Recent study suggests that prenatal mercury exposure is associated with increased risk for ADHD. Methylmercury has been reported in many studies that they produce mutagenic and carcinogenic effects as well. Methyl mercury produced renal carcinomas in mice, after had given 15 mg/kg in their diets for one year.
Several substances have been found that has ability to modify the effect of the chronic toxicity of methyl mercury as selenium, which has antagonist effect and protective action by delay and reduce the severity of methyl mercury toxicity. Antioxidant and Vitamin E, have also had a …show more content…
Before 1988, 25% of total mercury in the United States was used in battery manufacturing. Since then, the amount of mercury use in batteries has declined as manufacturers have found substitutions, due to more restrictions from state regulations on the amount of mercury needed to be in batteries. EPA, estimate that before 1990, about 30% of paint manufactured contained mercury which used to avoid bacterial and fungal growth and development. In 1991 EPA had issue registrations to cancel all mercury compounds in paints. Many countries have banned using mercury containing skin cosmetics products because they contain Inorganic mercury which has adverse human health effect. The World Health Organization issued evidence about the effect of many forms of mercury to human health, issued guidance on the replacement of mercury in the equipment as thermometers and blood pressure device. In July 1999, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and vaccine manufacturers agreed that amount of thimerosal which used as vaccine preservative should be eliminated as a precaution
Several substances have been found that has ability to modify the effect of the chronic toxicity of methyl mercury as selenium, which has antagonist effect and protective action by delay and reduce the severity of methyl mercury toxicity. Antioxidant and Vitamin E, have also had a …show more content…
Before 1988, 25% of total mercury in the United States was used in battery manufacturing. Since then, the amount of mercury use in batteries has declined as manufacturers have found substitutions, due to more restrictions from state regulations on the amount of mercury needed to be in batteries. EPA, estimate that before 1990, about 30% of paint manufactured contained mercury which used to avoid bacterial and fungal growth and development. In 1991 EPA had issue registrations to cancel all mercury compounds in paints. Many countries have banned using mercury containing skin cosmetics products because they contain Inorganic mercury which has adverse human health effect. The World Health Organization issued evidence about the effect of many forms of mercury to human health, issued guidance on the replacement of mercury in the equipment as thermometers and blood pressure device. In July 1999, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and vaccine manufacturers agreed that amount of thimerosal which used as vaccine preservative should be eliminated as a precaution