All mercury articles
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OpinionThe dangers of dimethylmercury
Looking back at how the death of Karen Wetterhahn changed lab safety
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News
BepiColombo satellites begin journey to Mercury
Mission hopes to shed some light on processes that may have shaped the early Earth
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Research
Mercury poisoning test gets it wrong for palladium catalysts
The 100-year-old mercury drop test to distinguishing between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyst is not as reliable as chemists thought
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News
Dangerous levels of mercury detected in Minamata meeting delegates
Mercury concentrations more than three times the health advisory threshold found in representatives from small island nations
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News
Heavy metal's revenge
Climate change could see levels of toxic mercury rise again even as the world cuts emissions
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Podcast
Mercuric chloride
Michael Freemantle traces the history of a highly toxic medicine: Mercuric chloride
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Research
Glowing polymer highlights mercury in fish
Portable fluorescent probe allows quick and easy detection of toxic pollutant
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News
Newton’s recipe for alchemists’ mercury rediscovered
Isaac Newton’s handwritten copy of a 17th century alchemy paper has been bought by US historians
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News
Supreme Court lets EPA’s mercury pollution regulations stand
Obama’s controversial Mercury and Air Toxics Standards have been upheld by the US Supreme Court
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News
Global mercury treaty benefits US more than domestic action
Minamata Convention would lower mercury exposure 91% by 2050, compared to 32% for US’s own policies
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Research
Graphene oxide 'teabags' make a mercury-free brew
Porous carbon structure can remove 96% of mercury from water in a day
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Feature
Flowing rivers of mercury
Philip Ball investigates claims that the burial chamber of China’s first emperor contains rivers of shimmering mercury
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News
Canadian clamp down on mercury
New rules will ban making and importing most mercury-containing products
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