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Mercury effect in boiler and people

Mercury effect in boiler and people

Mercury effect in boiler and people

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Hello .I would like to ask about the Mercury effect in boiler and people in combusion of fule(gas or oil) in burners

RE: Mercury effect in boiler and people

Mercury metal, its vapours, and most of its organic and inorganic compounds are protoplasmic poisons to humans, animals and plants. Organic mercury compounds, such as alkyl types, are considered the most toxic and hazardous.
There is plenty of information in the net, some examples:

http://www.prsc.org/mercuryq.htm
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts46.html
http://www.epa.gov/oar/merwhite.html
http:/www.coalage.com/ar/coal_mercury_becomes_issue/index.htm
http://www.mindfully.org/Air/Mercury-Smoke-Biomass.htm

Good luck.

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