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Mercury Poisoning Or How to Wear Out Your Body
The most important thing to know about mercury is that it is poison. It is a cumulative poison that is absorbed easily through the respiratory tract, the gastrointestinal tract, or through broken skin.

Broken thermometers are the cause of numerous calls to the Poison Center. Thermometers with a silver line contain elemental mercury. Thermometers with a red or blue liquid do not contain mercury. Elemental mercury is also known as liquid silver and quicksilver.