Mercury Use in Health Care: An Occupational and Public Health Hazard

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• Personal Author:
  Clouse R
• Description:
  Mercury is a toxic chemical pollutant commonly used in health care that can adversely affect the nervous system and kidneys. In light of this fact, the 1997 ANA House of Delegates adopted a resolution calling for the ANA to collaborate with other state and federal organizations to create mercury-free health care facilities. The ANA continues to be committed to eliminating mercury in health care. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Kidney Diseases Mercury Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Poisoning Safety Solvents Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System
• Keywords:
  Kidney-damage Kidney-disorders Kidney-function Kidneys Mercury-compounds Mercury-poisoning Mercury-vapors Nervous-system Nervous-system-disorders Nervous-system-function Poison-gases Pollutants Vapors

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• ISSN:
  0002-936X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  105
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037472
• Citation:
  Am J Nurs 2005 Sep; 105(9):104
• CAS Registry Number:
  Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  The American Journal of Nursing
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:50e041b557b3729407d943875945a69659a48620ef1bfc9455ac9e7f3cb4e3b55dddf50877d57d09374327dd22c3355f58a8a710cc4f41f6088b4fcdd5f8fd6a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188564/cdc_188564_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 43.83 KB ]