There is no safe level of mercury for humans – as a neurotoxin that rapidly bioaccumulates it can cause major health problems, and even death, in small quantities. Mercury is considered as one of the top ten chemicals of public health concern by the World Health Organization. Its toxic nature has resulted in the development of various techniques and instrumentation for measuring this life-threatening element and detecting even the smallest mercury traces.
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