Wound in contact with mercury

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[color=#242729]I touched liquid mercury for under a second, however, after this I realized the place of contact was a small four-hour-old cut. Is this dangerous?[/color]

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  • Posted

    Hi if you are unsure as to whether you could be at risk of mercury poisoning then I suggest you ring 111 and ask their advice.

    I'm sure it will be fine but it does hurt to check

  • Posted

    If you’ve ever eaten any type of shellfish you probably injested more mercury then you could possibly get from what you described.

    Don’t worry you are fine.

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