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Why Does Mercury Kill?
I've been told touch Mercury without gloves can kill you. Why?
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- skeptikLv 75 months agoFavorite Answer
Mercury, as well as other heavy metals, is a neurotoxin.
But as its risks are cumulative, unless you handle it regularly, touching it without gloves isn't going to kill you. It doesn't absorb anywhere near readily enough through the skin to do that in a single exposure.
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