Ethanol-increased exhalation of mercury in mice.

Author: Dunn JD, Clarkson TW, Magos L.

Source: Br J Ind Med.

Year: 1978

Comment:

This study examines the impact of ethanol on mercury exposure.

Abstract / Excerpt:

“CBA/J mice injected three days beforehand with 203HgCl2 were given ethanol or water by gavage and placed in a chamber designed to collect exhaled mercury. Ethanol treatment led to an eight-fold increase of counts accumulated on a filter over a four-hour period, compared with water-treated mice. The mercury-collection apparatus tested for extracorporeal contribution of volatilised mercury indicated that the counts originated from the air exhaled by the mice.”

Citation:

Dunn JD, Clarkson TW, Magos L. Ethanol-increased exhalation of mercury in mice. Br J Ind Med. 1978; 35(3):241-4.