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Article: Mercury Detoxification.
- Article from:
- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- May 1, 2001
- Author:
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Since the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the late 19th century, we have all been unfortunately and undeniably exposed to an increasingly toxic and polluted world. Among the most dangerous of these pollutants is mercury, which is considered to be the most toxic, non-radioactive, heavy metal. There are no metabolic functions for which mercury is known to be required. Mercury is considered to be toxic at any concentration in the body and can cause a very wide range of psychophysiological disturbances [1] (see table 1).
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