“About 49% of all men, 15% of all children and less than 3% of all
women sampled were mercury intoxicated in the Kadoma area and 70% of
amalgam burners were also mecury intoxicated. More than 30% of residents
that are not amalgamators were also affected,” he said.
Shoko said 22 out of 46 children had a high calculated total mercury
intake. He said mercury was a dangerous substance as it enters a
person’s nervous system and causes serious health complications.
“Mercury gets into people through inhalation and through the skin
while washing. When it gets into the body, it causes a lot of
psychomotor problems including loss of memory, metallic taste,
gingivitis, blue line at gum margins, kidney problems, muscular tremors
and madness,” said Shoko.
http://www.thestandard.co.zw/2014/08/03/use-mercury-exposes-communities-health-environmental-challenges/
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