Is low-level environmental mercury exposure of concern to human health?

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" ...the evidence also suggests that, particularly in the case of organic

mercury compounds, the most sensitive endpoint is central nervous system

toxicity, especially in relation to exposure during the in utero period

and childhood. " (1)

Let us remember that, by a process of ongoing transsubstantiation,

thimerosal gets a scientific waiver and and also that perpetrators of

thimerosal injections own in perpetuity a get out of jail free card

because, in the minds of iatrogenecists (2), the profitability of

thimerosal-induced pathologies is to be sustained as long as possible.

1. */Is low-level environmental mercury exposure of concern to human health?

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Holmes P, KA, Levy LS.

Institute of Environment and Health, Cranfield Health, First Floor

Building 63, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL,

UK. phil@...

Sci Total Environ. 2009 Dec 20;408(2):171-82. Epub 2009 Oct 21.

$ http://tinyurl.com/yfdnwwa

Mercury has long been recognised as toxic, principally in relation to

its effects on humans following acute or prolonged high-level

occupational exposures and, in the latter half of the last century, from

a number of environmental incidents. Recognised target organs are the

kidneys, central nervous system and thyroid glands. Recently concern has

grown about the potential risks to the human population from current

background environmental levels, leading bodies such as the World Health

Organisation to call for the reduction or, wherever possible,

elimination of the use of mercury. This review considers the strength of

the epidemiological evidence on the effects of prolonged low-level

exposure to the various forms of mercury. The limited research base

suggests that several of the potential targets of long-term

environmental exposure to mercury are similar to those occurring from

occupational exposure including the renal, cardiovascular and immune

systems. However, */the evidence also suggests that, particularly in the

case of organic mercury compounds, the most sensitive endpoint is

central nervous system toxicity, especially in relation to exposure

during the in utero period and childhood/*. It also appears that those

human populations which have traditionally consumed diets high in

seafoods are at greatest risk. While the extent of risk to the general

population that may arise from existing environmental exposure levels

appears limited, this conclusion is based on an incomplete dataset and

therefore the general consensus view that exposure to mercury in its

various forms should be minimised where practical, appears to be

justified. A number of potential areas of further research are suggested

as being pre-requisite to the development of a more rigorous risk

assessment.

2. Iatrogenecists excel in the practice of iatrogenic medicine

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genic-procedures.htm>

Binstock; Jan 21, 2010