Measuring Exposure to an Elemental Mercury Spill – Dakota County, Minnesota, 2004

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Baker, Byron A. ; Eshenaur, T. E. ; Herbrandson, C. ; Messing, R. B.
• Description:
  Elemental mercury spills can cause contamination of neighborhoods and homes and result in neurologic and kidney disorders in exposed persons who inhale mercury vapors. Often, however, difficulties exist in determining the magnitude of exposure and effectiveness of decontamination or in recognizing that reexposure has occurred. This report summarizes the response to an elemental mercury exposure that resulted in the decontamination of 48 persons and the subsequent analysis of blood and urine samples from 14 exposed youths aged 6--16 years. Data from these analyses suggest that 1) blood samples are more sufficiently acquired and can be used to evaluate recent acute exposure and 2) use of a real-time mercury vapor analyzer can help public health officials determine the magnitude of exposures and help prevent reexposures. In addition, demolition and waste-disposal firms and government agencies must take actions to ensure that elemental mercury is adequately secured before disposal. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biochemistry Chemistry Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Hazardous Substances Inhalation Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety Solvents Volatilization Waste Management Water Purification

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Biochemical-analysis Biohazards Biological-effects Biological-function Biological-systems Chemical-hypersensitivity Chemical-reactions Children Dose-response Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Inhalants Inhalation-studies Quantitative-analysis Statistical-analysis Toxic-effects Vapor-volume Vapors Waste-disposal Waste-disposal-systems Water-analysis

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Kalstabakken, G. ; Kuhns, D. ; Adams, P. ; Dickinson, K. ; Schroeder, Betsy ; Springsted, J. ; Wick, K. ; Fier-Tucker, D. ; Hubbard, C. ; Lee, S. ; Neve, H.
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037501
• Citation:
  MMWR 2005 Feb; 54(6):146-149
• CAS Registry Number:
  Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:303ef70db26a5b0b5d77f202377e20468abdb9b815f3d8ed8ab5e8bbd10f443aecbb4aebd4243cec8667cc56b2c91d4755b4255497a0c42377dbcb92cc96cb2c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183178/cdc_183178_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 109.54 KB ]