| 单词 | mercury |
| 例句 | He went directly to his mother’s bedroom, where Aureliano had boiled mercury for four months in his grandfather's grandfather’s water pipe to conserve the body according to Melquíades’ formula. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z If nature truly abhorred a vacuum so much, the mercury in the tube would have to stay put so as not to create a void. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Again I was reminded of the way mercury moved. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Dr. William Currie completely rejected Rush’s bloodletting and the use of mercury, saying such methods “cannot fail of being certain death.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Thus in the Torricellian experiment you cannot see the pressure of the air, but the height of the column of mercury is an indicator of that invisible pressure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But by pouring more mercury into the long arm of the tube, the pressure could be increased, forcing the air in the short arm to contract. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z In Topeka, Kansas, the mercury would pass the 100 mark forty-seven times that summer. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z L am now quite adept at keeping warm no matter how low the mercury falls. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z In that mercury mood in July, Sula and Nel wandered about the Bottom barefoot looking for mischief. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “We can be our own barbarians. Madame Szegeczowska.—Oh, I meant to ask you. The Almaden mercury mines have fallen off quite badly in production. Surely the ores are not declining more rapidly than anticipated?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The light from the ignited mercury burned for a full five seconds. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z If we subtract one proton and three neutrons from mercury, we make gold, the dream of the ancient alchemists. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He upended it, placing the open end in a dish also filled with mercury. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The money was not altogether wasted—new chemical elements, such as phosphorus, antimony and mercury, were discovered. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Those who had taken the mercury purge were constantly spitting to rid their mouths of the foul taste the drug left behind. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Even Amaranta, lying in a wicker basket, observed with curiosity the absorbing work of her father and her brother in the small room where the air was rarefied by mercury vapors. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It made visible a causal relationship: the weight of the air and the weight of the mercury balanced each other. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He was also convinced that mercury in most fillings has a toxic effect on the body. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We ran tests to determine whether the soil had enough nutrients and didn’t contain any toxic elements like lead or mercury. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As much as I complain about winter, cold air is easier to breathe, slipping like silver mercury down my lungs and out again. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z In 1643, Torricelli took a long tube that was closed at one end and filled it with mercury. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Pascal’s Puy-de-Dôme experiment explained the height of the mercury in a barometer by showing that it was directly related to the weight of the air. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There is only an efficient cause: the balance of weights; and a structure or form that makes the balance possible: a sealed tube up-ended in a bath of mercury. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Her mother caught her doing that because she left it near the light bulb too long and the mercury shot up to a hundred and ten. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Consolidated Cinnabar, which mined mercury at Almaden, was a Northern concern. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Have I heard of the new disease which will turn us all into deformed cretins unless the paper companies are forced to stop dumping mercury into the rivers? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Much later, Pascal drew upon Galileo’s work when studying pressures in liquids in order to understand how the air supports a column of mercury in a barometer. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She reminded him that parts of the city had been built on landfills containing arsenic, lead, mercury, barium, and other carcinogens. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Dogs barked; a couple of bats hunted moths around Harlan Betchel’s mercury vapor security lamp; the evening pulsed gently like a calm heart. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So getting hold of mercury was no problem; it was the glass tubes that were hard to obtain. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Dr. Adam Kuhn called the mercury and jalap drink “a murderous dose” and said so in the newspapers. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z So occasionally she hired someone to pull up the dog’s mercury and the Jack-in-the-hedge so that her favorites could flourish. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At Skathis’s will, however, it had rippled, shifted, reshaping itself into new configurations with the fluidity of mercury. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Marketed under trade names which give no hint of their nature, many of these preparations contain such poisons as mercury, arsenic, and chlordane. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z That night the mercury plummeted into the twenties and a heavy snow began to fall. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He brought out the forgotten water pipe and put a kettle of mercury to boil next to the body, which little by little was filling with blue bubbles. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Underneath the lighthouse’s copper dome lay sixteen reflecting prisms and four projecting lenses floating in a bath of mercury. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When the mercury was at the same level on both sides of the tube, the air in the closed end was at atmospheric pressure. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Emotions sometimes lingered, but other times they shattered like thermometer mercury; and wasn’t everything on plan, businesswise? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z This work left the main question unanswered: why would mercury rise only 30 inches and water only 33 feet? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Over and over, in the years after 1647, scientists filled long glass tubes, sealed at one end, with mercury and inverted them in baths of mercury. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He had the notion that everyday substances like air, or water, or mercury were mingled with a much finer substance, a fluid which filled all the gaps and prevented the existence of a vacuum. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z When the mercury dropped, the bladder was left behind and swelled up as if it had been pumped full of air. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The mercury lights around the restroom cast the whole thing in a dim orange glow, barely enough to see the links of the fence as we climbed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z But as will happen in gardens, other plants grew there—dog’s mercury and Jack-in-the-hedge—and they tended to overtake the plants Emma loved. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “How much mercury would it take to reduce two gills of white sulfur?” he asked pompously, as if I’d already given the wrong answer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z To Pascal, this seemingly bizarre behavior proved that it wasn’t an abhorrence of the vacuum that drove the mercury up the tube. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The face in it looked like the reflection in a ball of dentist's mercury. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z But when it was upended in a dish of mercury, there was no air to replace the mercury in the tube. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z An airplane glinted, mercury bright in the dark high blue. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t see her for two days when she was making a mirror out of a windowpane and some mercury. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When I made it out into the parking lot, the sun was still up, barely, but the mercury lights had come on. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “There’s mercury in white shoe polish. Fights off the arthritis. Fit as a lad, I am.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The mercury has no natural tendency to stand up in a column, so there is no final cause at work here. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was no living thing, but moved as though it were, as sinuous as a ravid, and shining like poured mercury. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then he smiled for the first time in a long while and said in Spanish: “When I die, burn mercury in my room for three days.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It was the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the mercury exposed in the pan that makes the fluid shoot up the column. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z His situation was a little different: he was studying pressure in fluids in order to understand how the weight of air supports a column of mercury in a barometer. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z For one thrilling moment he actually felt it in his grasp—as cool, and slick and magical as mercury. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, if Torricelli had upended the tube in air, everyone would expect the mercury to run out, because it would quickly be replaced by air; no vacuum would be created. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The trip wire activated a stun grenade—a small device filled with a mixture of magnesium powder and mercury fulminate. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z They spoke about mercury, salt, dragons, and kings, and he didn’t understand any of it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked strange to see the mercury stretched all the way to the wrong end of the thermometer. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Blackberry was about to reply when another rabbit came noisily through the thick dog’s mercury in the wood, blundered down into the brambles and pushed his way up from the ditch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z You can substitute water or wine for mercury, so the exact substance is irrelevant; any liquid will do. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Characterizing the similarities is as difficult as nailing down a blob of mercury, because exceptions abound and human behavior is always multifaceted. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Around the overturned enamel tray, a star of thermometer shards glittered, and balls of mercury trembled like celestial dew. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z From 1646 Torricelli’s experiment was widely performed, even though mercury was expensive and it continued to be difficult to get sufficiently sturdy long tubes sealed at one end. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In Pascal’s account of why the mercury does not descend in the Torricellian tube the formal and material causes are so attenuated as to be uninteresting, and the final cause has disappeared completely. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z On top of the mountain, the mercury rose considerably less than 30 inches. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He had reached the same conclusion as Baliani: the space contained a vacuum, and the weight of the mercury was balanced by the weight of the air. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The mercury must have left ninety behind a long time ago. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Cordelia tells me that when she was younger she broke a thermometer and ate some of the mercury in it to make herself sick so she wouldn’t have to go to school. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The news that the mercury was sinking would plunge him into a sudden, inexplicable gloom. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Thick, silver in the light, like a heavy bead of mercury. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she hurried off, and almost immediately two attendants came and wheeled me, bed and all, down to Mrs. Mole's old room, but not before I had scooped up a ball of mercury. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Boyle, for example, could place a lit candle in his globe, or a bird; although insects and frogs could be passed through the mercury into the Torricellian space, flames and birds could not. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The older lady was clearly unused to exercise; by the time she caught up with Penelope, her face looked like the scarlet top of a mercury thermometer just prior to bursting. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z So he repeated the experiment with mercury, and reproduced the anomalous space. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If he had fought her fairly, she could have flung his words back at him, but she could not catch mercury and hold it in her hands. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z People who were dosed with mercury spat frequently and covered their mouths to hide their blackened teeth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Eliza was more concerned about the dwindling supply of medicines, the mercury and calomel. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This was true, and in the void-in-the-void experiment the mercury never fell below half an inch. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Eventually, sighting on the small cluster of garish mercury vapor lamps in town, Herbie made it to Rael’s store, and from there he knew the way home. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Fingers paddling in the mercury that’s used to loosen gold from rock, another man patiently sifts sludge for signs of glinting particles. Movie Review: ‘Price of Gold’ Follows Mongolian Prospectors 2013-09-15T22:11:28Z Her son died suddenly at age 3, possibly from mercury poisoning by a nanny. Femme Fatale, Fallen Woman, Spy: Looking for the Real Mata Hari 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z He uses a complex chemical kit including a thermometer in which the mercury rises with the purity. The French Connection: shock of the old 2011-07-14T11:24:26Z That might have been the breakthrough period—the moment, as Dylan has said, that he captured that elusive “wild mercury sound”—but the catalogue is rich in the way that Picasso’s was rich. Bob Dylan and the “Hot Hand” 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The imagery evokes a lightbulb that shatters, releasing mercury gas trapped within. How Sylvia Plath’s secret miscarriage transforms our understanding of her poetry 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z It's a particularly slippery job, nailing down the mercury that is singer Karen Orzolek, one of the finest front-people of her generation. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – review 2013-07-20T23:07:01Z Similarly, some items in his collection became contaminated with mildew, woodworm or worse — asbestos, mercury and radioactivity. Is Nazi Loot Amid His 6,000 Oils, Some Grenades and Napoleon’s Toothbrush? 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z But like mercury in tuna or ractopamine in beef, pork and turkey, Big Food didn’t blink or make any changes because it knew the contretemps would blow over—and it did. 5 dangerous substances the food industry is pumping into your meat 2014-05-01T12:00:00Z Or find a fishmonger you trust to tell you about where a fish was caught and its levels of mercury. Pick fish for a healthy weeknight meal Computers are very dangerous to burn, mostly because of all the mercury and lead in them. Nyaba Leon Ouedraogo's best photograph: Ghana's computer dump 2012-07-25T17:07:45Z Summary: Careful -- that twinkle in your lover's eye might just be his mercury blood catching the light just so. "Fringe" recap: Two shapeshifters revealed 2010-10-15T12:30:00Z Rennie’s lyrics describe a journey to the center of the earth, the captain traveling “a boiling river through streams of mercury” toward his mad destiny. Handsome Family sing 'language of dreams' 2013-07-12T16:06:00Z Through the eventful mid-1960s — the British Invasion, Bob Dylan’s “wild mercury sound,” the Summer of Love — Presley was contractually bound to make movies with lame songs and diminishing returns. Review: A Reverent Elvis Doc Separates the Trailblazer From His Tragedy 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Also, Carrey’s mercury concerns may be aimed in the wrong direction this week. Jim Carrey’s reckless campaign angers parents of autistic boy: He is “misrepresenting my son’s image by attaching it to his anti-vax rant” 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z I learned that the fish highest in mercury are swordfish, shark, tilefish, king mackerel and albacore tuna. Pick fish for a healthy weeknight meal A short dress might have a bodice running like liquid mercury with hard silver nuggets on the skirt; or a tunic would twinkle with mosaics of silver squares. Fashion Review: Chanel's Kinetic Look at a New World 2013-07-02T17:11:40Z A center of mercury mining at the dawn of the 20th century, it’s now a ghost town, with a few stores, motels and outfitters, and competing chili-fests. Deep in the heart of Big Bend National Park 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z The bones revealed raised levels of mercury, suggesting the girl had been subjected to one of the popular and hugely counterproductive treatments of the time. Last night's TV 2010-05-28T07:00:00Z And cocktail frocks in silk charmeuse that slithered over the body like liquid mercury, but were cut like a tank top at the shoulder. Going Places at Coach and Tory Burch 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Or maybe, to will the mercury to rise with my choice of wine. Ignore the weather, drink rosé and pretend it feels like spring anyway 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z In a plain white room, with a strip of fluorescent light running like mercury at the back, seven children aged between 7 and 13, none of them trained actors, talk about growing older. Birdsong; On Ageing; The Big Fellah; Yes, Prime Minister 2010-10-02T23:07:00Z The property is nearly worthless because the water table is contaminated with lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury from earlier mining operations. 'True Detective' recap: Carnage erupts as homicide probe deepens 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z If, as bedtime nears, the mercury is at 40 degrees, watch out. Precautions against an early freeze keep the garden alive 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Having lived in central Maine, I knew that the mercury often hits zero or less. A Cool Glide Through Maine 2012-02-17T20:45:41Z But when the mercury climbs into the upper 90s and beyond — as it did earlier this month, breaking August records for the Portland area — there's only so much he can do. In Portland, Oregon, extreme heat is making food trucks feel like ovens 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Mr. McLemore practiced the ancient method of fire gilding, in which mercury and gold are heated to an extreme temperature, causing the gold to transfer onto an object — in his case, mostly antique clocks. Can’t Let Go of ‘S-Town’? Here’s What to Read Next 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z In the course of filming, the mercury dipped as low as minus-30 degrees, with winds of 50 mph; his cinematographer lost feeling in his feet and has never recovered. Filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud goes from outcast to ally in China 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Factories dumped lead and mercury into the river. How clean is the Bronx River? Snapping turtles help scientists figure it out. 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z And since the mercury keeps climbing, here’s another perfect-for-late-spring rosé from Provence. Give it an hour, and this $17 gruner veltliner will grow on you 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Melt the mercury off and miners were left with gold. South Pass City takes visitors back in time 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Most erections reach an internal pressure of one hundred millimeters of mercury — comparable to that which a boa constrictor might use to suffocate its prey. Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z Should the mercury threaten to dip, just bring your container inside. Your Guide to Paperwhites 2011-12-07T20:20:03.313Z The government guidelines still suggest choosing fish that is lower in mercury, including salmon, shrimp, pollock, light canned tuna, tilapia, catfish, cod, sardines, sole and trout. The scary news about seafood: Most of us are not eating nearly enough 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Then Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician and philosopher, showed that the height of mercury in a barometer reflected the weight of the atmosphere, not nature’s abhorrence of a vacuum, as claimed by Aristotle. Understanding the universe 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The mound is exposed to the elements and local people complain that toxins from it leach into the sea, destroying the livelihoods of fishermen through mercury poisoning. A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Tuesday, by the way, saw Toronto bask in a mini-heatwave that pushed the mercury up to a sweltering 32 degrees centigrade. Toronto 2013: Reporter's diary 2013-09-12T13:42:39Z In the early 2000s, women started coming up to Kennedy at his talks on how mercury emissions from coal-fired plants contaminate the air and water. Robert Kennedy Jr.’s belief in autism-vaccine connection, and its political peril He medicated himself with mercury and antimony and managed to travel; he died on the French Riviera with his mother and sister by his side. Aubrey Beardsley, Racing Creatively Against the Clock 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The hole in the ozone layer will give you skin cancer, and mercury in tuna fish will make your kids stupid. Polar bears just might outlive us all 2012-12-30T16:00:00Z Among those were doctors’ misguided treatments of Cooper’s ailments with mercury compounds that, evidence suggests, poisoned rather than cured him. James Fenimore Cooper — not just your grandpa’s favorite author 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z He refers to loose mercury as “supple spheres,” a “silver lentil,” “futuristic metal” and “a pecan-sized glob,” illustrating this book’s eagerness to present elements as slangily, irreverently and colorfully as possible. Books of The Times: Sam Kean?s ?Disappearing Spoon? Explores Elements 2010-08-04T22:41:00Z Elsewhere, he is pictured thus: "A sentimental smile sat on his face like a meniscus of untroubled mercury." The Death of Eli Gold by David Baddiel ? review 2011-03-05T00:07:11Z Silvia Calderoni must be made of mercury, or some improbably liquid element that has yet to be discovered. Review: Shedding Skins in Motus’s Genre-Blurring ‘MDLSX’ at La MaMa 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Temperatures plunged below zero elsewhere in the Midwest, including in Aberdeen, South Dakota, where the mercury dropped to a record-breaking minus-32. New year brings new lows as bitter cold hits much of U.S. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z That healthy choice is sometimes obscured by concerns over contaminants like mercury or the use of antibiotics in aquaculture. Confusion at the fish counter: How to eat fish responsibly 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z When Sykes got the turtles’ tests back from the lab, he didn’t see any signs of mercury. How clean is the Bronx River? Snapping turtles help scientists figure it out. 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Creeping aerial pollution — such as mercury contamination found in nearby Olympic alpine lakes — is a concern. Our deep lakes incite curiosity and conjure legends 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z When I was pregnant, I worried about ingesting mercury from fish. Pick fish for a healthy weeknight meal But the table does not include a recommendation for how much mercury is too much. FDA sued over fish and mercury risk to pregnant women and young children 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Even before the mercury scratched its way above freezing, I was itching for lighter wines tasting of warmth from the sun rather than heat from a fire. It’s (almost) spring, and these are the wines that will make you believe it. 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z She repeatedly asked us to open our mouths so she could confirm that we really did have mercury crammed into holes in our teeth. Koko the rhyming gorilla and the woman trying to get her pregnant 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z The women argued that “the real mercury was in vaccines,” and it was being ignored, Kennedy recalls. Robert Kennedy Jr.’s belief in autism-vaccine connection, and its political peril Alkaline batteries used to be a concern because of the high amount of mercury in them. Hints From Heloise: Can these batteries be recycled? 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Ingestible products such as vapes and oils might have an impact, but have been known to contain heavy metals like arsenic and mercury. What happens when you try all the CBD products you can find? 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z On all sides, the sea undulated, the color of mercury. You’re Going to Need a Smaller Boat: Island Hopping in the Grenadines 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z But he knew from experience that the mercury would only climb higher inside the truck, potentially all the way up to 115 or 120 degrees, as the day went on. In Portland, Oregon, extreme heat is making food trucks feel like ovens 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z "I'm not saying we made the album thinking, 'this is going to win a mercury', but just 'I hope people appreciate this as a single body of work'." Alt-J album claims Mercury Prize 2012-11-02T10:55:28Z But it also seems that the resulting cleanup of toxic lead and mercury from the environment has had a positive effect on the brain development of children. From global warming to fluoride: Why do people deny science? 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z Great article about a great institution and a great man, but did I miss the bit about how Allan Stypeck got mercury poisoning? Letters: Readers respond to magazine stories 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z In 2007, the mercury neared 90 degrees and was coupled with high humidity. Marathon forecast: Warm but not extreme 2011-10-07T13:43:00Z In the background the roaring trucks of a silver-mining corporation tear up and down the dusty mountain roads; in the foreground gleaming blobs of mercury are gathered by the villagers like jewels to be treasured. | 'Altiplano': Culture Collisions in the Andes 2010-08-20T00:58:00Z Theirs is a dangerous, scintillating music, fluid as mercury, and its precision is all the more impressive because the performers are as meticulously choreographed as a corps de ballet. The Irrepressibles - review 2010-10-04T21:15:00Z It resisted scooping efforts, dancing away like mercury. Perspective | So that’s what happens when you flush cat litter down the toilet 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z That maxim about serving red wine at room temperature is not even true in winter anymore, and definitely not when the mercury is pushing 100 degrees. What wines to drink with lobster rolls, barbecue and other favorite summer foods 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z And he's said he's riding the "tsunami of media ... on a mercury surfboard." Some see poetry in Charlie Sheen's `Adonis DNA' 2011-03-03T22:50:11Z After days of mercury readings nearing 100, the searing heat suddenly came to an end as light zephyrs wafted in to lower temperatures and lift spirits. American Chic on the Runways of Paris 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z The reader's hope that, at this point, Harvey will open his mouth and succumb to rapid mercury poisoning is, unfortunately, forlorn. The Death of Eli Gold by David Baddiel ? review 2011-03-05T00:07:11Z Lilac, metallic and super-reflective, the shirt looks like it’s been shellacked with nail polish — or mercury. | Dior’s Didactic Runway, Chanel’s Couture Sneakers and Kanye’s Latest Designs 2014-01-24T20:15:19Z When Nina McCall was quarantined in 1918 — bullied into three months inside a Michigan “detention hospital” — she was injected with the toxins then still in fashion: mercury and, Stern surmises, remedies based on arsenic. The ‘Social Hygiene’ Campaign That Sent Thousands of American Women to Jail 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z It’s already the most-talked-about drink in Seattle and the mercury hasn’t even hit 70 degrees. The Sherry Cobbler: the easiest ‘it’ cocktail you’ll find 2014-04-02T19:11:46Z Once the quartz is ground to a paste-like slurry, quicksilver, or mercury, is added. South Pass City takes visitors back in time 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The train on a slate-colored evening gown jiggled like liquid mercury. Fluid shapes, liquid beauty at Stephane Rolland 2010-07-06T15:31:00Z In true Floridian fashion, the theme will be seashells and tropical flowers, featuring mercury glass seashell ornaments and ornamental details of tropical flowers, birds, and fishes. Christmas tree displays across America that are larger than life 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z The mercury leak is only the first sign of the many troubles to come. ‘The Vanishing’ Review: To the Lighthouse, and Into Temptation 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z But don’t dawdle; if you want to keep the party going once the mercury drops, place your order now. Here’s how to warm your outdoor space for socially distant entertaining. But act quickly. 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z In a room lit by flickering strobes, a revolving, beachball-size sphere seems made of mercury. Two Critics Sample the Frieze Art Fair 2014-05-09T23:47:01Z But mercury is not only hard to get these days, it’s not exactly stuff you want on yourself or in a river. Try panning for gold in Oregon’s gold-rush country 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Still, Vox looked at the history and science behind mercury poisoning. Can’t Let Go of ‘S-Town’? Here’s What to Read Next 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z These two allow Michael to ascribe some of his most eloquent thoughts to a collective “we,” who “dove like needles” into a pool and roamed “like freed mercury” during the voyage. Books of The Times: ?The Cat?s Table,? by Michael Ondaatje - Review 2011-10-05T22:00:20Z When Soviet forensic scientists exhumed the remains of Ivan the Terrible in the early 1960s, they were surprised to find them saturated with mercury. The Myths That Made, and Still Make, Russia 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z A new direction for Johnny Depp as he plays war photographer W Eugene Smith in this movie based on his book documenting the devastating effects of mercury poisoning in Japanese coastal communities. The most exciting movies of 2020 – biopics 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Louis XIV’s henchmen used industrial espionage to steal Venetian mirror-making formulas, which called for toxic layers of mercury. 4 Books That Reflect on Faces, Fragments and Torments 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Rennie's lyrics describe a journey to the center of the Earth, the captain traveling "a boiling river through streams of mercury" toward his mad destiny. The Handsome Family crafts a gem 2013-07-13T05:00:00Z In one section, Endo speaks in an interview with the filmmakers about his research on the high levels of mercury in dolphin meat. 'The Cove' director fights Japan scientist lawsuit 2010-12-08T13:16:00Z In winter, the mercury routinely plunges past 20 below, and punishing storms move in quickly. I am woman. Watch me snowshoe. 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Coal is without question our dirtiest fuel source: When burned, it dumps toxins like mercury and nitrogen oxides into the air and packs an outsize punch when it comes to carbon emissions. Farmers? sand-frac nightmare 2012-05-21T16:31:00Z The only track released so far – Where Can I Go? – has a hint of the "thin, wild mercury sound" of mid-60s Dylan. The best pop gigs and albums for spring 2013 2013-04-01T06:00:00Z When the mercury drops, style is often a casualty. Shop around: RVs, dog gear, hoodies and more 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z But Time recently wrote “the latest analysis shows that eating fish the way the government recommends is exposing people, especially pregnant women, to unsafe levels of mercury.” 5 disturbing facts the food industry doesn’t want you to know 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Romy Soleimani, who created the liquid mercury look for this story, recommends a sheer wash of Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream No. 3 all over the lid and in the crease, followed by mascara. T Magazine: Silver Lining 2011-02-21T18:30:33Z Electroplating — using an electric current to adhere the gold to the object — appeared in the 19th century, largely replacing fire gilding, whose mercury fumes are highly toxic. Our Midas Moment, From Galleries to Artisans 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Chasing involved the delicate incising and detailing of the bronze before the gilt — an amalgam of gold powder and mercury — was applied. Gouthière at the Frick: Gilding the Lily (and Everything Else) 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z “Compression is measured in terms of millimetres mercury, and right now we think a range of 20-30mm mercury is the optimum,” Engel says. Do compression sports clothes really improve performance? 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z There is a reason this early photography was eclipsed soon by other technology, and not just because of its reliance upon poisonous mercury vapors. Arresting black-and-white photos expose the beauty of ordinary vegetables 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Except for mercury, I have never read anything negative about fish. 12 Tips for Living a Longer Life 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z This ongoing series collates rising mercury with quicker run times. 13 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z That there are toxic levels of mercury in the doses. Perspective | The media plays a crucial role in battling vaccine misinformation. But here’s what not to do. 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Twenty-four of the 40 made it through four winters, which is impressive; in 2014, the mercury dropped to 16 degrees below zero. Granny’s flowers these are not: Two perennials that deserve a revival 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z In 2008, fans rolled their eyes when he left a Broadway production of “Speed-the-Plow,” pleading a debilitating case of mercury poisoning from eating a surfeit of fish. Don’t Confuse Jeremy Piven with Ari Gold 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z For example, many thought the problem of mercury in tuna had been solved since it has been so widely reported. 5 disturbing facts the food industry doesn’t want you to know 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z The mercury had crept, gasping, above 60, and this is a house perpetually associated with spring, metaphorical and otherwise. Critical Shopper: At Carven, the Clothes are Peppy and the Colors Pop 2014-03-25T22:18:50Z Staff often refer to the canyon as an “inverse mountain,” where you start your hike with a long, vista-filled downhill, and the mercury rises as the elevation drops. Saving Lives at the Grand Canyon, One Salty Snack at a Time 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z A Han dynasty historian, writing 200 years after Shihuangdi’s reign, said his coffin was set amid rivers of mercury that reproduced the courses of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers. ‘Terracotta Warriors’ exhibit makes grand entrance at Pacific Science Center 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z That means toxins such as lead and mercury end up there, too. How to get rid of unwanted, outdated electronics 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Yet another was made from intensely light tulle fused with iridescent strips so the “fabric” looked like liquid mercury. At Louis Vuitton and Valentino, Mapping the Season’s Genome 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Like mercury to a magnet, I was drawn to him – in spite of my quicksilver doubts and toxic fear. I’d never been so moved by someone’s touch or so at home in their company. The Valentine’s Day we got it all wrong — and right 2014-02-14T00:00:00Z The stress of outperforming realism in works of speculative fiction sometimes risks a dangerous rise in the literary mercury. Review | Most novelists avoid all mentions of Donald Trump. Mark Doten went the other direction. 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Suddenly, the stage was the life force through which Mr. Teshigawara glided like liquid mercury. Dance Review: Saburo Teshigawara?s ?Miroku? at Lincoln Center 2010-07-12T21:58:00Z “California Gov. says yes to poisoning more children with mercury and aluminum in mandatory vaccines,” he wrote. Jim Carrey, dangerous idiot: What celebrity anti-vaxxers have in common with climate deniers 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z He was only “anti-neutrotoxin,” he said, repeating his claim that ingredients such as thimerosal and mercury carry a risk to children… Jim Carrey Brands California Governor 'Fascist' Over Vaccine Law 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z These small deviances of hers ran like mercury through my veins, raising the temperature of my devotion. The secret weapon in Mom’s underground poker party sandwiches 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z There’s a ceiling installation by Rob Wynne in the accessories room that looks like little puddles of mercury. Look Inside Dior’s First Canadian Store 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z High mercury intake is especially problematic in children, women of childbearing age, and women who are pregnant or breast-feeding, because mercury affects the development of a child’s brain and nervous system. Perspective | Are you consuming too much of these five good-for-you foods or drinks? 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z For three days in June, a heat dome hovered over Portland, Ore., sending the mercury spiking to a record-shattering 116 degrees. Perspective | The enduring moments of 2021, as told by Post reporters These chemicals are toxic, but not in the way that lead or mercury or arsenic is. Science or Quackery? The Study of Hormones Has Been Both, a New Book Suggests 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z It’s only the beginning of summer, but you can feel the mercury steadily rising. Review: The Affair: More Than Meets the "I" 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Tilefish — a species known to contain high levels of mercury — was frequently sold as halibut and red snapper. The Man Who Pioneered Food Safety 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z As Inspector Katz spoke, tension in the room rose like the mercury in a rectal thermometer. Style Invitational Week 1415: The Year in Redo, Part 1 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z A neurology professor’s lively account of how errant molecular activity underlies many serious mental afflictions, from mercury poisoning to dementia. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The mercury hovered just above freezing, up nearly 40 degrees from the night before. Chasing the Northern Lights in Alaska 2014-01-03T19:30:21Z Monsoon thunderstorms have cooled the desert lately, and temperatures in the mid-80s draw folks outside before the mercury spikes back into the triple digits. “This is the Wild West” 2012-09-16T19:00:00Z Wipe pieces with a damp rag to keep the sparkle without stripping off the mercury. Vintage-Inspired Christmas Decorating 2010-12-01T17:40:00Z Then I had some tests done, and it turned out I had crazy mercury poisoning. How Ruby Rose Achieves a Unicorn Effect 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Back in the old days, miners would line their pans with mercury, which attracts gold. Try panning for gold in Oregon’s gold-rush country 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The story was about UN-Habitat's latest report on the state of the world's cities, in which the agency predicts that some metropolises will join up like blobs of mercury to create "mega-regions". The urban age: how cities became our greatest design challenge yet | Justin McGuirk 2010-03-29T13:39:00Z At the end of "Thalidomide," Plath writes, "The glass cracks across, / The image / Flees and aborts like dropped mercury." How Sylvia Plath’s secret miscarriage transforms our understanding of her poetry 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z A Japanese government lab test of Taiji residents, released last month, found dangerously high levels of mercury, but no one was diagnosed as ill although some were advised to cut back on eating dolphins. 'Cove' star calls on Hollywood to save dolphins 2010-06-15T14:14:00Z Most electronics start in mines, with materials then shipped around the world to be assembled in factories using toxic chemicals such as mercury, solvents and flame-retardants. Fix it, dispose responsibly and buy better – how to choose more ethical tech 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Other than the fact that there’s not much meat on the giant isopod, the organism also contains high levels of mercury and other accumulated toxins because of its scavenger diet. Prof gives marine collection to museum 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z Dilling suggested an alternative that has no mercury; the only catch was that it came only in a single color, a dignified lavender. Are Fabricators the Most Important People in the Art World? 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z In the 1960s and 1970s, the government started to restrict the use of mercury and lead in paint and other products. How clean is the Bronx River? Snapping turtles help scientists figure it out. 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z The gold mining process involves the use of mercury, traces of which get washed into the river, harming the wildlife and entering the villagers’ food supply. The Terrible Beauty of Richard Mosse’s Portrait of the Amazon 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z It became a popular alternative to fish oil which had been promoted to improve mood, the immune systems and to prevent heart attacks and strokes, especially as concerns about mercury risks in some fish surfaced. 4 otherwise healthy foods crammed with estrogen 2014-04-13T12:30:00Z But these days it seems more like a Blob: harder to corral than mercury spilled on an Axminster carpet. Tina Brown Catches Up With Royal Intrigue in ‘The Palace Papers’ 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z So he begins this book by describing his own boyhood fascination with mercury. Books of The Times: Sam Kean?s ?Disappearing Spoon? Explores Elements 2010-08-04T22:41:00Z The new ‘Torch Yellow’ and ‘Torch Red Ember’ blanket flowers bloom nonstop even when the mercury tops that on Mercury. 8 Great Plants 2010-05-10T15:13:00Z She remembers six weeks of minus-20-degree weather; now the mercury sinks that low only occasionally, she says. ‘Everything is not going to be okay’: How to live with constant reminders that the Earth is in trouble 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Still, some acknowledgment of the rising mercury seems a good idea here. A holiday classic takes vacation: Blueberry gingerbread is worth turning on the oven for in summer 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z The sound is intimidatingly pristine; if the evil mercury machine from Terminator 2 mutated into instruments, the music they produced would be as sleek as this. Jamaica: No Problem 2010-08-19T22:30:00Z “Indoor growers use lots of nitrates and phosphates and there’s mercury in the lightbulbs.” Marijuana millionaires cashing in on cannabis legalisation 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z The advisory says many of the most commonly-eaten fish are lower in mercury, including salmon, shrimp, pollock, tilapia, catfish, cod, flatfish, haddock and canned light tuna. FDA sued over fish and mercury risk to pregnant women and young children 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z The exhibit's title, she adds, alludes to "a type of gilding which utilized a solution of gold, mercury and great heat to adhere a layer of gold to bronze decorative objects." Seattle artists Linda Davidson and April Surgent: mosaic mavericks 2010-12-09T20:44:00Z The campaign cites studies that show dolphin meat contains dangerously high levels of mercury and is unsafe to eat, and says killing the animals is cruel and unnecessary. 'Heroes' actress visits Japan dolphin hunt town 2010-03-26T16:05:00Z It’s natural to reach for intense conditioners and hair masks when the mercury drops, but sometimes those products flatten hair. Dry Winter Hair Is the Worst 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Plastics can accumulate in biological tissue, similar to mercury and other heavy metals. Experiment shows biological interactions of microplastics in watery environment 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z While many researchers are concerned about the scientific impacts of record-breaking temperatures this year, others point to the fact that the rising mercury has real world impacts. 'Virtually certain' that 2023 will be warmest year after October record 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z However, in 2015, independent research that looked at all available atmospheric measurements estimated the atmospheric mercury reservoir was about 4,000 Mg -- nearly 7 times larger than the natural condition estimated in this study. Human emissions increased mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z "Based on the levels here, it's reasonable to suggest that mercury may be playing a role," Sayers said. Gold mining spreads mercury to tropical birds, study says 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The mercury in Darwin rarely dips below 20C and the air is often so thick with humidity that walking to the letterbox leaves you needing a shower. How laksa fever took hold in this Australian city 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Often formed by microbes living in water, methylmercury is the most bioavailable form of mercury that is highly toxic to vertebrates. Amphibians have one more thing to worry about--mercury 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Electronics can contain hazardous materials like lead or mercury. Electronic Waste Day Highlights “Invisible” E-Waste 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Human emissions of mercury from coal-fired power plants, waste-incineration, industry and mining make up the difference. Human emissions increased mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The research adds to a growing understanding of how mercury, which is used by gold miners to separate the precious metal from sediment, is impacting wildlife in the tropics. Gold mining spreads mercury to tropical birds, study says 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Heavy metals like lead, arsenic, zinc, cobalt, copper, mercury and nickel and organic contaminants like pesticides and microplastics are the main pollutants in soil. Decontamination method zaps pollutants from soil 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z High pressure will begin to rebuild over the region later Tuesday into Wednesday, nudging the mercury up the thermometer and into the low 70s by midweek. Seattle-area weather: Wet, windy start to the week across Western WA 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The arrival of active weather will drag temperatures back down the thermometer, settling the mercury in the lower to mid-60s over the weekend. Seattle weather forecast: Rain, then brief return to dry conditions 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The challenge with measuring mercury in the atmosphere is that there's not very much of it, despite its outsized impact on human health. Human emissions increased mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, Reuters reported for the first time that scientists were finding mammals, from titi monkeys to ocelots, showing signs of mercury contamination near a Peruvian gold mining hotspot. Gold mining spreads mercury to tropical birds, study says 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The month's mercury measurements — which come from the Japan Meteorological Agency and Europe's Copernicus Climate Change Service — were more fitting for mid-summer. Earth just set another heat record — by the largest margin yet 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z In the ruling, Judge Yuki Tatsuno said the plaintiffs were presumed to have consumed fish tainted with mercury at levels high enough to develop the disease as children before moving away from the region. Japan’s court recognizes more victims of Minamata mercury poisoning and awards them compensation 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Idaho Power has taken other steps to improve conditions on the Snake, funding mercury research at Brownlee and launching a pilot program that pays farmers to convert from flood irrigation to sprinklers, reducing polluted runoff. Is it worth sacrificing a healthy river to help preserve a safe planet? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z In a cubic meter of air, there may be only a nanogram of mercury, making it virtually impossible to detect via satellite. Human emissions increased mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Birds are the "canary in the gold mine," Sayers said, as they are sensitive to mercury pollution and easily accessible, allowing scientists to take the temperature of overall ecosystem health. Gold mining spreads mercury to tropical birds, study says 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z In addition to carbon monoxide and heavy metals like mercury, the use of coal releases sulfur dioxide, a harmful substance linked to acid rain. Pros & Cons Of Coal Energy 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Their symptoms, including numbness of the limbs, were typical of the mercury poisoning and cannot be explained by any other cause, the ruling said. Japan’s court recognizes more victims of Minamata mercury poisoning and awards them compensation 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The Met Office says temperatures could reach close to 33C on Saturday, making it the sixth consecutive day of the mercury exceeding 30C. UK heatwave: Hottest day expected as thunderstorms warning in some areas 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z "Using sulfur dioxide as a proxy for mercury allows us to understand where and when volcanic mercury emissions are occurring." Human emissions increased mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The collected samples revealed some of the highest-ever recorded mercury concentrations in songbirds. Gold mining spreads mercury to tropical birds, study says 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z As the mercury rises, Californians offered mixed assessments of how their communities have responded with cooling centers and other opportunities for relief. Poll: California should do more to respond to extreme heat waves, voters say 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Minamata disease, first diagnosed in 1956, was later linked to the consumption of seafood from the Minamata Bay on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, where Chisso dumped mercury compounds. Japan’s court recognizes more victims of Minamata mercury poisoning and awards them compensation 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Toxic chemicals - including arsenic, lead and mercury - are trapped in the lakebed. The Great Salt Lake is shrinking rapidly and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Using a compilation of mercury to sulfur dioxide ratios measured in volcanic gas plumes, the researchers reverse engineered how much mercury could be attributed to volcanic eruptions. Human emissions increased mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Birds that ate meat or lived in aquatic habitats were also found to have the highest overall mercury levels. Gold mining spreads mercury to tropical birds, study says 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Toxic chemicals — including arsenic, lead and mercury — are trapped on the lakebed. The Great Salt Lake is shrinking rapidly and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Another recent study found pollution in fish, including high levels of mercury and lead, surrounding several Marshallese atolls. Researchers find nuclear fingerprints in sea turtle shells 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z For example, systolic blood pressure, or blood pressure during heartbeats, decreased more than 8 millimeters of mercury, or mm Hg, while diastolic blood pressure, or blood pressure between heartbeats, decreased nearly 5 mm Hg. Prescriptions . . . for fruits and vegetables? A new study says yes — here's why 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Then, using the GEOS-Chem atmospheric model, they modeled how mercury from volcanic eruptions moved across the globe. Human emissions increased mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Birds in central Belize also had high mercury concentrations, with scientists speculating it could be due to gaseous mercury emissions from local landfill incineration, or coal combustion in the surrounding region. Gold mining spreads mercury to tropical birds, study says 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Depending on the type of filter, Brita products are certified to reduce or remove contaminants such as chlorine, lead, mercury, asbestos, some particulates, zinc, copper and select pesticides, herbicides and pharmaceuticals, according to its website. Brita water filter company accused of false advertising 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Earlier, local broadcaster Channel 10 had reported mercury and a uranium isotope were discovered. Radioactive material found as Australian border force raid Sydney home 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z When an x-ray strikes one of the mercury telluride pixels in the calorimeter, it knocks loose an electron and transfers all its energy to it. Revolutionary x-ray sensor to probe workings of black holes and supernovae 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The team used that estimate -- along with a computer model -- to reconstruct pre-anthropogenic atmospheric mercury levels. Human emissions increased mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z It has been quite warm overnight, though, which has catapulted the mercury each day and helped Seattle set new record-high low temperatures. Watch Tacoma zoo animals keep cool during Western WA heat 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The planet orbits super close to its host star – almost 12 times closer than mercury is to the Sun! Stranger Things in a Stranger World 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The warm overnight lows across Western Washington will catapult the mercury into the mid- 90s Tuesday, while the Cascade valleys and western slopes may hover close to triple digits, the weather service said. As Western WA weather sizzles, here’s when we may get some relief 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Their data showed mercury contamination from informal gold mining making its way into the biodiversity hotspot's mammals — from rodents to ocelots to titi monkeys. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The researchers estimated that before humans started pumping mercury into the atmosphere, it contained on average about 580 megagrams of mercury. Human emissions increased mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z "The impacts of mercury have been very devastating in terms of our economy. Our way of life has been totally destroyed." Mercury pollution is worsening a mental health crisis in this Indigenous community 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Authorities encourage people around the world to buy python leather from Florida, and discourage hunters from eating them due to their high levels of mercury. US snake hunters fight pythons big enough to devour gators 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Environmental groups and experts have long pushed for a phaseout of fluorescent lights, which are less efficient than LED lights and also contain mercury, a toxic metal. It’s Official: Stores Can No Longer Sell Most Incandescent Lights 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Some researchers say this means that many small-scale mining operations disregard environmental laws restricting deforestation and the use of toxic liquid mercury to separate precious metal from sediment. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z "Understanding the natural mercury cycle driven by volcanic emissions sets a baseline goal for policies aimed at reducing mercury emissions and allows us to understand the full impact of human activities on the environment." Human emissions increased mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z High mercury exposure has long been associated with brain damage and other neurological problems. Mercury pollution is worsening a mental health crisis in this Indigenous community 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z In an attempt to achieve immortality, the first emperor of China drank mercury. Sawant's rent-control proposal will doom Seattle's housing supply | Op-Ed 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z On Friday, with the mercury peaking at around 92 degrees, one Burbank household discovered a bear trying to escape the heat in their backyard spa. Bear takes a dip in Burbank backyard as California's heat wave continues 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Some of that mercury is then absorbed into the environment and, in some cases, into endangered species. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Instead, the researchers needed to use another chemical emitted in tandem with mercury as a proxy. Human emissions increased mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z In 2016, the Toronto Star reported that mercury levels in walleye fish in Clay Lake were 90 times higher than the recommended levels of daily intake for pregnant women set by the U.S. Mercury pollution is worsening a mental health crisis in this Indigenous community 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Raoni’s letter also demanded mass testing of Indigenous people for exposure to mercury - widely used by gold prospectors to separate the metal - and medical treatment for those affected. Brazil’s Indigenous chief fighting to save Amazon urges President Lula to defend people’s rights 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z And France, Spain, Germany and Poland sizzled under a major heatwave, with the mercury climbing into the mid-40s on the Italian island of Sicily, part of which is engulfed in flames. July 2023 set to be world's hottest month on record -scientists 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Peru's environment ministry did not respond to questions about mercury contamination. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z However, there are areas -- such as in South America, the Mediterranean and the Ring of Fire in the Pacific -- where levels of volcanic emissions of mercury make it harder to track human emissions. Human emissions increased mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Grassy Narrows First Nation members have traditionally fished from the lake and the river it feeds into, with many working as fishing guides for tourists prior to the discovery of the mercury pollution. Mercury pollution is worsening a mental health crisis in this Indigenous community 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z On the same day Onnes discovered both the phase transition to a state of superconductivity in mercury and the phase transition to the state of superfluidity in helium. The Most Surprising Discoveries in Physics 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Emma Teasdale, a coordinator for the group, said: "Cigarette butts contain micro plastics and leach toxins such as formaldehyde, nicotine, arsenic, lead, mercury, and chromium into the ground and our waterways." Smoking Bournemouth beachgoers given seaweed paper ashtrays 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z The miners mix mercury with fine river silt in oil drums. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The mercury was forecast to fall on Thursday. Greece sees some wildfire respite, though stubborn blazes rage on 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Communities living in the Arctic and communities exposed to artisanal and small-scale gold mining may be experiencing mercury exposure, and the potential for similar effects there warrants further investigation, she said. Mercury pollution is worsening a mental health crisis in this Indigenous community 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The Hudson River, which runs from the Adirondack Mountains to New York City, could be dangerous to humans: There’s sewage and rats that could lead to infections, and mercury could poison people. Your Thursday Briefing 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Here in Phoenix, the mercury inched toward an anticipated high of 116 degrees Wednesday — the 20th consecutive day that the temperature topped 110 degrees. Hellish heat leaves Southwest in misery: Fainting, broken cars, sizzling sidewalks 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The mercury binds to the gold fragments, resulting in lumps known as amalgams. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Overnight lows will then drop into the 50s before the mercury continues to dance up the thermometer on Thursday. Seattle’s final 9 p.m. sunset has passed — but summer weather remains 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z In 2020, the federal government promised funds to build a mercury care home but that hasn't yet materialized. Mercury pollution is worsening a mental health crisis in this Indigenous community 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z A ridge of high pressure building over the western side of the country will cause the mercury to dance up the thermometer through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Seattle weather forecast: Sunny and warm weekend, then chance of rain 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Heat-seeking tourists flocked to Death Valley National Park this week, where the mercury neared 130 degrees. Hellish heat leaves Southwest in misery: Fainting, broken cars, sizzling sidewalks 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Burning the amalgams turns the mercury to vapor which floats into the atmosphere, leaving only gold behind. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z In big cities worldwide, humans’ burning of fossil fuels is raising the mercury at the surface. Heat Down Below Is Making the Ground Shift Under Chicago 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Chief Turtle from Grassy Narrows said after the discovery of high mercury levels in the area, commercial fishing companies and lodges closed, spiking unemployment. Mercury pollution is worsening a mental health crisis in this Indigenous community 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Indigenous groups are “disproportionately affected” by the criminal nexus in the Amazon, the report added, pointing to forced displacements, mercury poisoning and other health-related impacts as well as increased exposure to violence. The presidents of Brazil and Colombia meet to boost cooperation ahead of Amazon summit 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z On a recent Monday in late June, the mercury in Phoenix, Arizona, was set to reach 110 degrees Fahrenheit—with even hotter weather on the way. Heat waves are getting worse. Here’s how to prepare. 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z This gaseous mercury has been found to infiltrate the forest through pores in plant leaves, according to research published in Nature Communications last year. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The mercury has spiked across the U.S., too. Monday may have been Earth's warmest day on record. Then it got even hotter. 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z "It's just not the same prior to mercury being dumped into our river," he said. Mercury pollution is worsening a mental health crisis in this Indigenous community 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The lows will put a leash on the mercury Wednesday, keeping it to about 90 degrees. July Fourth weather forecast: High temps, fire danger across Western WA 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z The incoming system will arrive in Southern California on Wednesday evening, and the mercury will begin to climb in earnest Thursday and into next week, the National Weather Service said. Triple-digit heat wave set to sizzle California, stoking fire fears this holiday weekend 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z When it rains, that mercury is washed to the forest floor. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The article asserted a link between a purported increase in autism and the presence of thimerosal, a compound of mercury used as a preservative, in childhood vaccines. Column: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a threat to your health — and our democracy 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The study analyzed data from 162 children and 80 mothers, parsing data on mercury levels in umbilical cords and hair, as well as from surveys on fish consumption and mental health. Mercury pollution is worsening a mental health crisis in this Indigenous community 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The sound of fuel frying on metal seems to many to be increasingly out of step with a warming world, in which climate consciousness is rising with the mercury. Danger, beauty & hydrocarbon - why Le Mans is more important than you realise 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The mercury hit 29.8C, and the warm weather is set to continue for the next week. Scotland records hottest day of the year so far 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The machine incinerates the feathers at extremely high temperatures, measuring the emitted mercury. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The landmark regulation led to curbs on soot, smog, mercury and other toxic chemicals. For many cities around the world, bad air an inescapable part of life 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Researchers concluded that three generations of mercury exposure are linked to today's youth attempted suicide rates. Mercury pollution is worsening a mental health crisis in this Indigenous community 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Standard 53 focuses on safety, ensuring levels of lead or mercury, as well as some pesticides and industrial chemicals, are below the accepted limit. How much can a water filter do? 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Tribal officials told federal officials then that the mine would violate its water quality regulations, which are stricter than the state’s, particularly for mercury and some other pollutants. U.S. Army Corps revokes permit for Minnesota mine, cites threat to tribal water standards 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Animals ingest mercury through their diet — plants, insects, or other animals. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The mercury in the southern province of Cordoba hit a new record high for April at 38.8C, the ministry said. Spain saw hottest, second-driest spring on record this year 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Two million pounds of mercury remain in the soils and waters of eastern Tennessee. A Poisonous Cold War Legacy That Defies a Solution 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z A scholar, however, warned against potential health risks, saying the largely unknown species may contain toxins or heavy metal such as mercury. Taipei restaurant dishes up giant isopod noodles for adventurous patrons 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z The company said it has shown that its project, through its proposed water treatment and management processes, would result in net reductions of sulfate and mercury levels in the St. Louis River system. U.S. Army Corps revokes permit for Minnesota mine, cites threat to tribal water standards 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Those higher up the food chain generally have higher levels as they accumulate the mercury contained in their prey. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The Spanish government also held a number of monopolies, such as one on all silver produced in its colonies, as well as owning all the mercury produced in the colony of Peru. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The United States Environmental Protection Agency recommends that pregnant women and young children should not consume any swordfish, shark, king mackerel, or tilefish because of their high mercury content. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Hundreds of schools were closed and the mercury is still rising: Temperatures will hover around 113 degrees across the northern plains this weekend. A billion new air conditioners will save lives but cook the planet 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Coal ash, a byproduct from burning coal in power plants, contains lead, lithium and mercury. E.P.A. Announces Crackdown on Toxic Coal Ash From Landfills 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z But scientists at the Los Amigos station are unsure where the mercury contamination in monkeys comes from, given fish or other foods traditionally high in the heavy metal aren't typically on the menu. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Spanish colonies that needed mercury, which was used for processing the gold and silver they mined, had to purchase it from Peru. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z A cool ocean breeze will knock the mercury down along the coast nearly 20 degrees. Seattle weather forecast: Record heat continues 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The poisonous mercury used in illegal mining causes birth defects and ravages ecosystems. Cartier’s use of images of Amazon tribe prompts Indigenous advocates to allege hypocrisy 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z But water safety experts advise recreationalists to proceed with caution as the mercury rises, given that lakes have yet to warm up, and snowmelt is coursing through many rivers, making them especially cold. How to stay safe on the water as WA heat wave approaches 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Animals could be accumulating mercury from the water they drink, or the air they breathe, said Caroline Moore, a veterinary toxicologist with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance studying mercury at Los Amigos. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The most astonishing finding to emerge during the preliminary phase of the restoration was the skill with which the smelters fused mercury to gold, making the gilded surface more enduring. Vatican experts uncovering gilded glory of Hercules statue struck by lightning 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Environmental Protection Agency last week follows two decades of litigation and other pressure by tribes and environmental groups who have long urged the agency to adopt mercury limits. EPA wants iron miners in Minnesota, Michigan to slash mercury emissions 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The mercury will continue to rise as the ridge of high pressure remains anchored in place through at least Monday. Seattle weather forecast: When Western WA temps may soar into the 90s 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z But hang on, suddenly the mercury is rising, and what will that mean? Column: Whoever said Angelenos never worry about the weather was lying 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The effects of mercury could show up in population size, she said. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z It involved a Silicon Valley startup called Apollo Fusion, which was developing a low-cost satellite thruster system that uses a secret, proprietary fuel: liquid mercury. The FCC is supposed to protect the environment. It doesn’t 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z They’re the largest source of mercury pollution in Minnesota, accounting for about half its emissions. EPA wants iron miners in Minnesota, Michigan to slash mercury emissions 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The scientists found that living condors’ feces exhibit much higher levels of toxic mercury and lead compared with older guano samples. 2200-year-old pile of excrement provides window into condors’ past 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Thursday will mark another drop in temperature as clouds roll in across the region, dragging the mercury back down into the 60s. Seattle weather forecast: Cloudy, cool conditions ahead 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z If mercury levels are high enough, it could prevent animals from reproducing. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Ten years ago, the U.S. was among more than 140 countries that signed a United Nations treaty aimed at cutting global mercury emissions. The FCC is supposed to protect the environment. It doesn’t 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Congress in 1990 first required the EPA to set mercury emission standards for the plants by 2000, but the agency never did. EPA wants iron miners in Minnesota, Michigan to slash mercury emissions 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Brazil’s government estimated about 20,000 people were engaged in illegal mining in February, often using toxic mercury to separate out gold. Brazilian police probe deadly shooting on Indigenous land 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Forecasters fear the mercury could go over 38C on Thursday, the highest April reading since records began. Climate change: Spain braced for record April temperatures 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z In the years to come, scientists hope to create a long-term dataset in Peru and other mining hotspots to understand how mercury could be affecting imperiled mammals globally. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The group accused the FCC of abdicating its responsibility to protect the public and petitioned the agency to halt the use of mercury. The FCC is supposed to protect the environment. It doesn’t 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The mercury in some locations may even be near the freezing mark, the weather service said, so any residual moisture could result in slick spots on the road for the Thursday morning commute. Seattle weather forecast: Continued rain, below-normal temperatures 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z He got involved in 2005, when he was an environmental lawyer suing coal-fired power plants to force them to reduce emissions of mercury and other toxic chemicals. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Soon to Announce White House Run, Sows Doubts About Vaccines 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z In Bangladesh, the capital Dhaka saw the mercury rise above 40C, believed to be the hottest day in 58 years. Climate change: Spain braced for record April temperatures 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The hairs, bundled into a tiny plastic bag, would be carried to a nearby lab at the Los Amigos Biological Station for testing to determine whether the rat is yet another victim of mercury contamination. Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Two experts voiced concern in a Bloomberg Businessweek article that much of the toxic mercury emitted in space would descend back to earth. The FCC is supposed to protect the environment. It doesn’t 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z In this, Friday seemed similar to Wednesday, when the mercury climbed even higher, to 86 degrees, 19 above average. Few April showers seen Friday 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Overnight lows will also remain cool, with the mercury settling in the mid- to upper 30s, according to the weather service. Seattle weather forecast: Rain, rain and more rain 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z It has been 113 years since the mercury in Washington on April 5 exceeded the 86 degrees of April 5, 1910. It took three days to go from heat to sleet 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed the most stringent update on limits to mercury from smokestacks since the Obama administration first issued Mercury and Air Toxics Standards in 2012. EPA clamps down on mercury from coal power plants 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z In August, Astro Digital and Apollo executives insisted to FCC officials that the mercury they'd release in space would remain there and cause no harm. The FCC is supposed to protect the environment. It doesn’t 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The armed forces destroyed at least 13 excavators during the protests in a bid to hit illegal operators, whose use of heavy equipment and mercury are considered serious threats to the environment. Colombia informal miners end month of protests, will dialogue with govt 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The rules proposed Wednesday would lower emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants that can harm brain development of young children and contribute to heart attacks and other health problems in adults. EPA tightens mercury emissions limits at coal power plants 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The proposal sets up a likely legal battle with the coal industry and several Republican-led states, which fought to block a previous effort to regulate mercury under the Obama administration. E.P.A. to Tighten Limits on Mercury and Other Pollutants From Power Plants 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Coal ash contains contaminants like mercury, cadmium, and arsenic, which can leach into the groundwater supply that towns and private well owners rely on for their drinking water. It’s not just oceans that are rising. Groundwater is, too 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z In March 2022, a United Nations conference in Indonesia did what the FCC wouldn't: It banned the use of mercury to propel spacecraft. The FCC is supposed to protect the environment. It doesn’t 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The miners use mercury to separate gold from mud, and recent analyses show that Yanomami rivers contain mercury levels 8,600 percent higher than what is considered safe. The Amazon’s Largest Isolated Tribe Is Dying 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Coal-fired power plants are the largest single man-made source of mercury pollutants, which enter the food chain through fish and other items that people consume. EPA tightens mercury emissions limits at coal power plants 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z However, the E.P.A. found that mercury coming from power plants still posed a risk to human health. E.P.A. to Tighten Limits on Mercury and Other Pollutants From Power Plants 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The Department of Health’s concern is the PCB and mercury levels found in tissue of lamprey as shown by data from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Don’t eat too many of these Columbia River fish, WA officials say 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Just before 10 a.m., for example, the mercury had climbed no higher than 44 degrees. Winter’s final Saturday showed traces of cold weather 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z And then there is the mercury seeping into the ground and the rivers. The Amazon’s Largest Isolated Tribe Is Dying 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z In recent years, an estimated 20,000 prospectors contaminated vital waterways with mercury used to separate gold. Musk internet kits a boon for bad actors in Brazilian Amazon 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z So the new rule aims to eliminate 70 percent of the remaining mercury emissions. E.P.A. to Tighten Limits on Mercury and Other Pollutants From Power Plants 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Eating large amounts of fish contaminated with PCBs and mercury can cause negative health effects over time and can lead to potential learning and behavioral problems, according to the Washington state Department of Health. Don’t eat too many of these Columbia River fish, WA officials say 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The mercury rose in the afternoon to 54 degrees in Washington. Winter’s final Saturday showed traces of cold weather 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z They also were looking for mercury, and at the miners’ cabin, Mr. Finger found it. The Amazon’s Largest Isolated Tribe Is Dying 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z The practice is considered an environmental disaster due to the destruction it wreaks on numerous ecosystems, including mercury contamination in rivers. Colombian president accuses criminal group of breaking ceasefire 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Last month, the Biden administration restored a rule that gives the government a legal foundation to regulate mercury, which had been stripped away by the Trump administration. E.P.A. to Tighten Limits on Mercury and Other Pollutants From Power Plants 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Babies and young children are most vulnerable to health problems from PCBs and mercury. Don’t eat too many of these Columbia River fish, WA officials say 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z And at those hours, and all the hours in between, the mercury remained in the 40s. Cool day intrudes on warm winter 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Illegal mining in Colombia and other countries in South America is considered an environmental disaster due to the destruction it wreaks on numerous ecosystems, including mercury contamination in rivers. Colombians face food, medicine shortages as protesting miners block roads 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The new rule would require coal power plants to more thoroughly filter toxic metals such as arsenic, mercury and selenium from their wastewater before releasing it into nearby rivers, streams and lakes. More coal plants could shut down under EPA’s new water pollution rule 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Frustrating any expectations of sailing serenely into a bright spring, with days adhering to the precedents set by January and February, the mercury Friday afternoon stayed stuck in the lower 40s. Friday seemed one of the moister, chillier, breezier days of 2023 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Scientists looking at soil samples taken from the recaptured Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine found that high concentrations of toxins such as mercury and arsenic from munitions and fuel are polluting the ground. Soils of war: The toxic legacy for Ukraine's breadbasket 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Dense, dark images, resembling liquid drops into a pool of mercury, shift into translucent, barely visible vertical curtains of orangy pink which, seconds later, have turned into a Jackson Pollock-like field of black scribble. Perspective | AI is no threat to traditional artists. But it is thrilling. 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Emissions of mercury, a neurotoxin which can accumulate in the environment and make some kinds of fish unsafe to eat frequently, fell 3%. US 2022 power plant emissions fell on switch from coal to gas -EPA 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The mercury dropped 10 degrees in less than an hour as a heavy rain squall moved into the area. Heavy snow closes freeways as Southern California braces for worst of storm 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The haul includes 700 rounds of assorted ammunition, seven mercury tilt switches, detonator cord, firework powder and an assault rifle magazine. Timeline of dissident republican activity 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z In Richmond, Va., the mercury is expected to reach into the low 80s. Heavy Snow Hitting States From California to the Upper Midwest 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The mercury is set to fall to single figures across all parts of the UK from Wednesday to Friday. Power restored to all homes cut off in Storm Otto 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Earlier this month the EPA reaffirmed the 2012 legal and scientific finding that regulating hazardous air toxics and mercury from power plants is necessary, a required step before it can strengthen those air regulations. US 2022 power plant emissions fell on switch from coal to gas -EPA 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Sunday left that figure far behind, sending the mercury soaring to 62 degrees, which is 13 above the Feb. 19 average. Another February day in the 60s 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z But they later returned, and under Bolsonaro invaded more territory virtually unchecked, poisoning Yanomami water and food sources with mercury and other toxins while sending deforestation to a record high. Brazil’s first minister of Indigenous peoples starts job amid crises 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z A beguilingly blue sky prevailed for hours, winds finally subsided and the mercury climbed to near average for the date. On Saturday, blue skies banished Friday’s gray 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z “Since 2010, our industry has reduced its mercury emissions by more than 91 percent, and we have seen a significant change in our nation’s energy mix, which is getting cleaner and cleaner every day.” EPA moves to restore rule on mercury from power plants 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Its revival paves the way for the federal government to set even stricter controls on mercury emissions, something the Environmental Protection Agency under President Biden is expected to do. Biden E.P.A. Reinstates Mercury Limits Weakened Under Trump 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The miners devastated much of the vast reservation, polluting rivers with mercury, terrorizing the Yanomami with sickness and famine by hunting their game and bringing in disease. Exclusive: Brazil plans legislation to crack down on laundering of illegal gold 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z They include harmful chemicals such as nitrous oxide, mercury and benzene. Feds get more years to destroy chemicals at Hanford linked to illness 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z On Friday morning the mercury reached the 60s for the fourth consecutive day. On Saturday, blue skies banished Friday’s gray 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z The federal government recently declared a health emergency for the Yanomami people, who are experiencing malnourishment and disease after their waterways were poisoned by mercury used to separate gold. Brazil police target group laundering cash from illegal gold 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z “For years, mercury and air toxics standards have protected the health of American communities nationwide, especially children, low-income communities, and communities of color who often and unjustly live near power plants,” E.P.A. Biden E.P.A. Reinstates Mercury Limits Weakened Under Trump 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The bigger nutritional issue, according to Krieger, is the mercury content of tuna, which varies by species and size. Oil-packed tuna is rich in flavor — and deserves a spot in your pantry 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Severe malnutrition spread in Yanomami villages, where game for hunting became scarce and water from the rivers was polluted by the mercury used by the miners. Yanomami health crisis in Brazil can only be solved by expelling miners, official says 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Even around 1 p.m., with the mercury at the freezing point, Friday hinted at a growing potential for warmth. Friday night in D.C. was year’s coldest, and it’s getting colder 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The miners have polluted waters with mercury used to separate metal from ore and earth. Brazil readies task force to expel miners from Yanomami lands, officials say 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Regan did not say if or when E.P.A. will publish a stronger mercury regulation, although the agency has already begun the legal process required for reviewing and updating the current standard. Biden E.P.A. Reinstates Mercury Limits Weakened Under Trump 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z But not since Jan. 18 has the mercury reached 60. One of the warmer days in January, Saturday brings a spring tease 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z There have been high concentrations of mercury found in lampreys from the Pacific to Lake Superior and Lake Huron. "Surfeit of lampreys": Meet the medieval English king who died from eating too many parasitic fish 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z By 9 p.m., the skidding mercury had sunk to 22 degrees, the lowest in Washington in 2023. Friday night in D.C. was year’s coldest, and it’s getting colder 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Medical studies show that the mercury used by the miners has killed the fish and contaminated the water that the Yanomami rely on. Brazil readies task force to expel miners from Yanomami lands, officials say 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z A. to conclude that the public health benefits of limiting mercury, such as prevention of disease and premature deaths, outweigh the costs to industry. Biden E.P.A. Reinstates Mercury Limits Weakened Under Trump 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z And there are no limits to the amount of selenium, benzene, nickel, lead, cyanide, arsenic, mercury, and PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as forever chemicals, that can come out of these facilities. Oil refineries are polluting US waterways. Too often, it’s legal 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z The miners also process ore with mercury that poisons the rivers that the Yanomami depend upon for fish. Why Brazil’s Yanomami are being decimated by disease, mining 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Metals like cadmium and mercury often get into crops as the plants burrow into the ground, drawing in nutrients from contaminated soil — or from naturally occurring compounds. How Do Heavy Metals Like Lead Get in Baby Food? 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The agency said the proposal was part of its Closer to Zero initiative, which is aimed at reducing the exposure of young children to toxins such as lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury. F.D.A. Proposes Limits for Lead in Baby Food 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The new Lula government says more than 500 indigenous children have died in the past few years from drinking water contaminated with mercury, which is directly linked to illegal gold mining. Brazil airlifts starving Yanomami tribal people from jungle 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The illegal mining causes mercury contamination of rivers that Indigenous peoples rely upon for fishing and drinking. Brazil’s new president works to reverse Amazon deforestation 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z On Sunday, the mercury began an ascent from the frosty morning’s low of 29. Monday was as cold as Sunday, but also warmer 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Cameras at the top of the mast will use AI technology to help steer clear of marine mammals, and equipment aboard will measure the ocean’s temperature, salinity and mercury levels. Ex-astronaut Stott helps amplify ocean racing team’s message 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z They dredge sediments from the beds and banks of the Amazon tributaries, then add mercury, a cheap and toxic liquid metal, to the watery slurry. Illegal mining has muddied tropical rivers worldwide 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Back inside it’s midnight and the bar is really roaring now, more and more people just arriving, the ball glittering and the mercury dropping. The Sunset Boulevard 'it' bar where natural wine flows and the disco ball's always aglimmer 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Around midday hours, as the mercury flirted with the freezing delineation, hovering around 32, the sun suddenly appeared and, as quickly, suddenly vanished. Washington crawls toward warmer weather 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z On Monday, the mercury again began its ascent at the same 29 degrees, but this time, it possessed the atmospheric energies to continue onward and upward until the temperature reached 56 degrees. Monday was as cold as Sunday, but also warmer 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z According to the criminal complaint, White told the police that the boxes were “not what you think” and that a coworker had given her a “mercury pack” to wear for weight loss. Flight attendant pleads guilty to fentanyl trafficking charge 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Researchers have typically focused on the dangers of the mercury, which is burned off as a vapor. Illegal mining has muddied tropical rivers worldwide 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Expectant mothers should opt for fish and seafood with low mercury content and keep taking prenatal vitamins regardless of their diet, she said. Mediterranean diet could reduce pregnancy risks: study 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The mercury plummeted 30 degrees in 10 minutes in Wyoming’s capital Wednesday, and Southeast governors declared states of emergency as much of the U.S. grapples with a historic winter storm. Wyoming, Colorado see record temperature drops, governors declare emergencies 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Testing the sediment revealed an absence of the mercury levels that would have signaled volcanic activity, which is believed to have caused the largest mass extinction 252 million years ago. ‘Sea monster’ graveyard mystery solved? Fossils offer signs of 230-million-year-old migration. 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z To rule out poisoning or asphyxiation from, say, volcanic eruptions, the team assessed levels of mercury and oxygen preserved in the rock and did not find anything suspicious. Something About This Mysterious Fossil Graveyard Was Fishy 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Gold mining is now the world’s top source of mercury pollution, emitting more than coal-fired power stations. Illegal mining has muddied tropical rivers worldwide 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z It could be created with cheap and widely used industrial chemicals — such as cyanide and mercury. Inside the daunting hunt for the ingredients of fentanyl and meth The agency had already deemed some of these fish unsafe to eat after earlier testing found PCB and mercury contamination. WA warns against eating some Lake Washington fish, citing chemicals 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Safety aside, one downside of tilapia is that it’s lower in heart-healthy omega-3 fats than some fish, but an upside is that it’s lower in mercury. Your questions about rice, potatoes, tilapia and more, answered 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z “Counterfeit water filters can even expose consumers to lead or mercury poisoning.” Cheap knockoffs target online deal hunters looking to escape inflation 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z What all this mercury pollution is doing to residents, including nearby Indigenous tribes, is far less clear, Ortiz says. Illegal mining has muddied tropical rivers worldwide 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Lignite contains several times more sulphur and ash, and five times more mercury, than black coal, and provides three times less energy. 'Burn everything': Poland chokes on the smog of war 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Maccabee said the water quality permit issued to PolyMet won’t protect humans, fish and other aquatic life, and wild rice that grows in downstream waters, from the harmful effects of mercury and sulfate discharges. Mine opponents to ask Minnesota Supreme Court to void permit 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z The mercury reached a pleasant 64 in the afternoon, the highest reading recorded here since Nov. 12, when it was 72. Black Friday began as gray Friday in Washington 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z He noted that fake cosmetics often contain arsenic, mercury or lead, and generic batteries can cause fires. Cheap knockoffs target online deal hunters looking to escape inflation 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z “We know more about the impact of mercury on wildlife than people.” Illegal mining has muddied tropical rivers worldwide 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Burning it at home spews out a deadly combination of sulphur and mercury, raising the risk of asthma, lung cancer, cardiac arrest and strokes. 'Burn everything': Poland chokes on the smog of war 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z To the naked eye, two isotopes of any element look and behave the same way — all isotopes of the element mercury would look just like the liquid metal used in old thermometers. A particle accelerator that just turned on could reveal rare forms of matter 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z Conventional GUV systems use mercury vapour lamps, which produce light by passing an electrical current through vapourized mercury, and are similar to conventional fluorescent bulbs. These UV Devices Could Keep Indoor Air Free of Viruses 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z At Dulles, as if to emphasize the difference in conditions, the mercury sank into the 20s, reaching a morning low of 27. Friday was Washington’s first officially freezing morning of fall 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Coal-fired power is not only disastrous for climate, it’s also a health hazard, releasing heavy particle emissions, nitrogen oxides and mercury, which contaminates fish in lakes and rivers. High energy prices lead to coal revival in Czech Republic 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z "It gets worse: with more sulphur in the air, mercury finds it easier to get into our lungs," said Kleczkowski, referring to the way the two elements combine in polluted air. 'Burn everything': Poland chokes on the smog of war 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z As of 4 p.m., the mercury here had spent hours in the 70s, and reached a high of 72 degrees. Washington’s 70-degree November goes on into Saturday 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z When the mercury falls, I inevitably pick up a spoon. Review | Seven restaurant soups to transport you far from home this winter 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z In 2020, the Organic Consumers Association and the Clean Label Project tested 28 brands of collagen supplements and found that many contained arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium. What to know about collagen supplements for your skin and joints 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z In addition, the mercury has never struggled to a higher reading here in February until Feb. 21, with its high of 82. In glow of foliage and sunshine, Saturday neared a warmth record 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z She is called to the site of oil spills - where chemicals and heavy metals like mercury, lead and chromium leak into the ground - and monitors the pollution. The Nigerian woman cleaning up a land soaked in oil 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z A few minutes before 7 a.m., aided by lengthening hours of darkness, the mercury sank to 45 degrees. Saturday afternoon was warmer than average, but the morning was cooler 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Never mind the adjective, I was mercury: quicksilver, Hg, hydrargyrum, ore of cinnabar, resistant to herding, incapable of assuming a fixed form. How I found myself befriending a wild fox 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z The mercury used to extract the gold from the mine upstream has poisoned these once-crystal clear waters so fishing and drinking here is now impossible. Jair Bolsonaro: Why the world is watching Brazil's election 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z It shortened the school calendar and cut crop yields as the mercury reached 117 degrees Fahrenheit. Extreme heat could make parts of Asia, Africa uninhabitable in decades 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Illegal airstrips, toxic mercury ponds and forest-wrecking heavy machinery have proliferated throughout the Amazon as prospecting for gold on Indigenous lands and other protected areas has exploded in recent years. Big Brazilian gold refiner delisted amid Amazon mining probe 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Light's timing, wavelength, direction and intensity, as well as the eyes of the beholder, all matter, and unlike mercury in tuna or DDT in bald eagles, photons don't leave behind a lasting measurable chemical trace. The Sky Needs Its ‘Silent Spring’ Moment 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z They are also environmentally safer than fluorescent lamps, which contain mercury. Nick Holonyak Jr., Pioneer of LED Lighting, Is Dead at 93 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The influx worsened deforestation and increased dumping into the Ovejas of mercury and cyanide, two highly toxic chemicals widely used to separate gold from rock. Colombia's trailblazing vice president: Black, female and champion of the 'nobodies' 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z On Saturday, as if to demonstrate it was going all in on autumn, the mercury outdid Friday’ and rose only to 70. Autumn’s coolness goes on for a second day in Washington 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z And unlike neon products, they contain no mercury and are therefore more environmentally friendly. Nick Holonyak Jr., who made an LED breakthrough, dies at 93 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z In the Los Angeles area, the mercury will start to climb Friday, with up to 100 degrees possible in valley areas and 95 degrees in the mountains and deserts, according to the National Weather Service. Ready for another heat wave? Triple-digit temperatures on tap for Southern California 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Like beads of mercury pulling together, other particles settled on these growing surfaces until PM 2.5 levels that had dipped just hours before blossomed in a new form. The Hidden Toll of Wildfires 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z In the past year, artisanal miners have been hit by a dearth of fuel and shortages of mercury used to extract gold, but which NGOs have linked to contaminated water supplies and environmental damage. Venezuela pushes out small gold miners as Maduro seeks more revenue 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z To that effect, he took to drinking a weird concoction; he died at 49 of mercury poisoning. The long and gruesome history of people trying to live forever 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z Residents of Lincoln, Neb., slept on the lawn of the Nebraska Capitol in an attempt to keep cool on nights when the mercury never dipped below 91 degrees. The U.S. is sweltering. The heat wave of 1936 was far deadlier. 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Other bills focus on waste generated by batteries, electronics and wine and spirits bottles, the mercury found in some fluorescent bulbs and single-use propane canisters — the bane of campgrounds across the state. California takes action to cut more plastics waste, including grocery produce bags 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Thursday started September with a 91-degree high, but two days in the upper 80s intervened before the mercury again rose to 91. On Labor Day weekend, Sunday still showed strong signs of summer 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Although Saturday may have seemed a bit fickle about breaking up with August, the mercury seemed unlikely in itself to cause huge discomfort. Saturday temperatures seemed a step in the wrong direction 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z As an example, just before 3 p.m., with the mercury at 88 degrees, the official heat index was given as 88 degrees. On eve of Labor Day weekend, it seemed summery, and also pleasant 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Khiel: Severe issues would be if high levels of heavy metals, like lead and mercury, are detected in drinking water. How to test and improve your tap water 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z The heat wave has scorched China for more than two months, stretching from Sichuan in the southwest to the country’s eastern coast and sending the mercury above 104 degrees on many days. China’s Record Drought Adds to Its Economic and Climate Woes 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z But on a recent D.C. evening, when the mercury still hovered in the low 90s but the humidity made hell feel like a place on Earth, Nigel wasn’t having it. This D.C. summer is so hot, even the dogs want to stay in 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z His people, the Kayapo, have suffered invasions from loggers and gold miners, who contaminate rivers with mud and mercury, co-opt leaders and provoke internal division. Crucial illegal road threatens Amazon rainforest 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z This results in a downward force in mercury and an upward force in water, as seen in Figure 11.37. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z What is this pressure in atmospheres, in millimeters of mercury, in kilopascals, and in bar? Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z As an active ingredient of some pesticides, mercury is used in industry and is also a by-product of certain processes, such as battery production. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The spectra of sodium, hydrogen, calcium, and mercury gases are shown here. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Beijing has presented itself as a leading force in tackling climate change but has also continued to build coal-fired power plants that produce carbon dioxide, mercury and other harmful emissions. China hit by drought, floods, as Yangtze River runs dry 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Common fluorescent lights use an electric discharge in mercury vapor to cause atomic emissions from mercury atoms. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The torr was originally intended to be a unit equal to one millimeter of mercury, but it no longer corresponds exactly. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Other concerns have been raised by the accumulation of heavy metals, such as mercury and cadmium, in certain types of seafood. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z When the electrons in the mercury atoms return to lower-energy levels, some of the energy they emit is in the form of ultraviolet photons. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The repeated failure of the mercury to touch 90 may tempt us to conclude that our annual window of summer insufferability may be closing. Friday appeared our ninth straight non-90 degree day 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z What is the gauge pressure in millimeters of mercury inside a soap bubble 0.100 m in diameter? College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z On the other hand, the cohesive forces between mercury atoms are much greater than the adhesive forces between mercury and glass. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z These individuals are advised to eat fish low in mercury: salmon, tilapia, shrimp, pollock, and catfish. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z When you turn on the current, electrons collide with atoms of mercury vapor in the tube. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z If the volume of a gas is 1200 cubic centimeters when the pressure is 200 millimeters of mercury, what is the volume when the pressure is 300 millimeters of mercury? College Algebra with Corequisite Support 2020-09-23T00:00:00Z Calculate the ratio of the heights to which water and mercury are raised by capillary action in the same glass tube. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z What is the mass of fish, in kilograms, that one would have to consume to obtain a fatal dose of mercury, if the fish contains 30 parts per million of mercury by weight? Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Methyl mercury is usually present in very low concentrations in natural environments, but it is highly toxic because it accumulates in living tissues. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The mercury is excited to a high-energy state because of these collisions. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In the southwestern metropolis of Chongqing, the mercury rose to 113 degrees on Thursday, prompting the government to issue its highest heat warning for the eighth time this summer. Factory Shutdowns, Showers for Pigs: China’s Heat Wave Strains Economy 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z This reduced height can make measurements difficult, so mercury manometers are used to measure larger pressures, such as blood pressure. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Low boiling metals such as zinc and mercury can be refined by distillation. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z "At the same time, we are conducting tests on fish. We have completed fish tests for mercury and heavy metals. Neither mercury nor heavy metals were found in the collected samples," she added. Poland says Oder tests so far not showing poison as cause of fish die-off 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z In the morning, Washington temperatures spent hours in the 60s, an invigorating realm that has been little visited here by the mercury this summer. Our unsummerlike Saturday could have been another season 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z German water samples from the region revealed elevated levels of mercury, according to local media, but authorities are still investigating the source of the spill. Poland deploys troops as dead fish pile up on river bank in toxic disaster 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z This device measures atmospheric pressure, rather than gauge pressure, because there is a nearly pure vacuum above the mercury in the tube. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The pressure of a sample of gas is measured at sea level with an open-end mercury manometer. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Writing on Twitter, Moskwa said test results transmitted from Germany had so far not shown a high presence of mercury. High salinity found in European river after fish die-off 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Friday was expected to have a dry start with the mercury quickly rising. A Hot, Dry Britain Is Set to Declare a Drought 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z |
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