Mercury poisoning facts for kids
Mercury poisoning is a health disturbance caused by high levels of exposure to mercury.
Symptoms of mercury poisoning include pink in the cheeks, fingertips, and toes, swelling, unexplainable sweating, lots of saliva, fast heartbeat, high blood pressure, and hair loss for some people. Mercury exposure happens most often when you eat certain types of fish or via other ways.
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EPA workers clean up residential mercury spill in 2004
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See also
In Spanish: Envenenamiento por mercurio para niños
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