Hazardous_Chemicals

Hazardous Chemicals HAZARD IDENTIFICATION There are several types of pollutants which exist that affect our environment and our health. Among these pollutants is a metal called mercury. Mercury is a metal that has been used in products such as light bulbs, batteries, paint and thermometers. Although quite useful, is also poisonous and can contaminate the environment if it is not disposed of properly. Mercury has been well known as an environmental pollutant for several decades. As early as the 1950’s it was established that emissions of mercury to the environment could have serious effects on human health. These early studies demonstrated that fish and other wildlife from various ecosystems commonly attain mercury levels of toxicological concern when directly affected by mercury from human related activities. Human health concerns arise mercury, organic, inorganic, environment, form, through, human, elemental, types, several, humans, health, fish, ecosystems, been, wildlife, water, various, vapors, toxic, thermometers, sources, released, products, pollutants, one, natural, metal, early, dangerous, converted, combined, bioaccumulates, amounts, affect