- A study on the mercury contamination sources and risk for occupational mercury poisoning of mercury exposed workers in Korea
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Cha CW, Kim KJ, Yum YT
- KMID: 1694463
- Korean J Occup Environ Med.
- 1992 Feb;4(1):92-104.
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- Global Trends in Mercury Management
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Kim DS, Choi K
- KMID: 1499658
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2012 Nov;45(6):364-373.
The United Nations Environmental Program Governing Council has regulated mercury as a global pollutant since 2001 and has been preparing the mercury convention, which will have a strongly binding force... -
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- Health Effects of Mercury Exposure through Fish
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Sakong J
- KMID: 2320051
- Yeungnam Univ J Med.
- 2011 Dec;28(2):105-115.
Mercury is atoxic, persistent pollutant that bioaccumulates and biomagnifies through food webs. People are exposed to methylmercury mainly through their diet, especially through the consumption of freshwater and marine fish... -
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- Two Cases of Mercury Exanthem
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Kim DH, Kim HI
- KMID: 1679756
- Korean J Dermatol.
- 1987 Apr;25(2):240-244.
We herein report two cases of systemic contact dermatitis probably due to inhalation of mercury. The first case is a 13 year-old boy who developed generalized erythema and dyspnea following... -
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- Adjustment of urinary mercury in health risk assessment of mercury
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Lee E, Park HK, Kim HJ
- KMID: 1123815
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 1996 Aug;11(4):319-325.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.1996.11.4.319
The determination of adjustment method of urinary mercury in spot urine is one of the important issues in assessing the health risks of mercury workers. But there have been debates... -
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- Human Exposure and Health Effects of Inorganic and Elemental Mercury
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Park JD, Zheng W
- KMID: 1499656
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2012 Nov;45(6):344-352.
Mercury is a toxic and non-essential metal in the human body. Mercury is ubiquitously distributed in the environment, present in natural products, and exists extensively in items encountered in daily... -
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- Subcutaneous and Gastrointestinal Exposure to Metallic Mercury: Report of 2 Cases
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Lee SK, Lee HJ, Chae HJ, Moon JD
- KMID: 2141568
- Korean J Occup Environ Med.
- 2003 Dec;15(4):446-451.
BACKGROUND: Mercury poisoning presents a variety of clinical pictures depending on the chemical structure, the route of exposure, the amount absorbed and other individual factors. Therefore, the ingestive and subcutaneous... -
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- A Case of Acrodynia
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Ji HR, Kim TJ, Chyung EJ, Park SY, Yang SK, Kim JT
- KMID: 1678658
- Korean J Dermatol.
- 1983 Feb;21(1):125-129.
Acrodynia is caused by chronic mercury poisoning and/or mercury, hypersensitivity occuring in infants and children only. Ingestion or inhalation of mercury contained in some house paints, calomel ingestion, the use... -
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- A Study on the Effect of Improvement in Work Environment and of Segregation in a Fluorescent Lamp Manufacturing Factory
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Chang SH, Kim KJ
- KMID: 2282447
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 1989 Dec;22(4):474-479.
This research was conducted to evaluate the effect of improvement in work environment and of segregation in a fluorescent lamp manufacturing factory. Among the total of 80 workers, 8 workers... -
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- The Effect of Vitamin C for Mercury Excretion by Hair Mercury Analysis
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Lee JY, Lihm HS, Choi JS, Cha HS
- KMID: 2235649
- Korean J Fam Med.
- 2009 Sep;30(9):717-722.
- doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2009.30.9.717
BACKGROUND: Humans are exposed to mercury via many different routes and in different forms. Studies concerned with the exposure in the general population were done many times in the past.... -
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- Postoperative Systemic Dissemination of Injected Elemental Mercury
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Kang SH, Park SW, Moon KY
- KMID: 1442598
- J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
- 2011 Apr;49(4):245-247.
- doi: 10.3340/jkns.2011.49.4.245
There were only a few reports of mercury on pulmonary artery. However, there is no data on surgery related mercury dissemination. The objective of the present article is to describe... -
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- Fate and Transport of Mercury in Environmental Media and Human Exposure
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Kim MK, Zoh KD
- KMID: 1499655
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2012 Nov;45(6):335-343.
Mercury is emitted to the atmosphere from various natural and anthropogenic sources, and degrades with difficulty in the environment. Mercury exists as various species, mainly elemental (Hg0) and divalent (Hg2+)... -
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- The Effect of Fish Consumption on Blood Mercury Levels of Pregnant Women
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Kim EH, Kim IK, Kwon JY, Kim SW, Park YW
- KMID: 1381243
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2006 Oct;47(5):626-633.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2006.47.5.626
In the present study, we examined the relationship between average fish consumption, as well as the type of fish consumed and levels of mercury in the blood of pregnant women.... -
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- A Case of Mercury Intoxication Presenting Cerebellar Ataxia
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Rhee HY, Lee MS, Yoon SS, Lee TG, Chang DI, Chung KC
- KMID: 2343003
- J Korean Neurol Assoc.
- 2002 Jul;20(4):425-427.
Mercury poisoning affects various organs including peripheral and central nervous systems, especially cerebellum. We report a case of mercury intoxication presenting cerebellar ataxia. From several days after exposure to mercury... -
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- Acute Mercury Vapor Inhalation Toxicity after Burning Charms: A Case Report
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Lee HY, Kang GH, Nam KH, Kim MH, Jung BH, Kang HD, Oh SH, Lim J
- KMID: 2228205
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2010 Sep;25(3):182-185.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.3.182
Cinnabar is the mineral with mercury in combination with sulfur, and it has been used to make charms in China and Korea. If cinnabar is overheated, mercury vapor that is... -
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- Heavy Metal as Risk Factor of Cardiovascular Disease : An Analysis of Blood Lead and Urinary Mercury
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Kim DS, Lee EH, Yu SD, Cha JH, Ahn SC
- KMID: 792369
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2005 Nov;38(4):401-407.
OBJECTIVES: We wanted to investigate the relationship between heavy metal, especially lead and mercury, to the blood pressure and cholesterol level in children. METHODS: This study was undertaken in three... -
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- Environmental Mercury and Its Toxic Effects
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Rice KM, Walker EM, Wu M, Gillette C, Blough ER
- KMID: 1791972
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2014 Mar;47(2):74-83.
Mercury exists naturally and as a man-made contaminant. The release of processed mercury can lead to a progressive increase in the amount of atmospheric mercury, which enters the atmospheric-soil-water distribution... -
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- Blood Mercury and Insulin Resistance in Nondiabetic Koreans (KNHANES 2008-2010)
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Kim KN, Park SJ, Choi B, Joo NS
- KMID: 2366333
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2015 Jul;56(4):944-950.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2015.56.4.944
PURPOSE: Blood mercury levels are associated with inflammation, and chronic low-grade inflammation is a cause of insulin resistance. This study aimed to investigate the association between serum mercury and insulin... -
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- A case report of a fatal mercury poisoning
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Park HS, Lim HS, Huh BY, Hahn HG, Hwang YS, Moon HR, Hong KE
- KMID: 1699075
- J Korean Acad Fam Med.
- 1991 May;12(5):66-71.
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- Relationship between Dietary Mercury Intake and Blood Mercury Level in Korea
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You CH, Kim BG, Kim YM, Lee SA, Kim RB, Seo JW, Hong YS
- KMID: 1789972
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2014 Feb;29(2):176-182.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2014.29.2.176
This study was performed to evaluate the effect of dietary factors for mercury exposure by comparing with blood mercury concentration. Study population consisted of 1,866 adults (839 men and 1,027... -
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