Can anyone list items that we use that contains enough mercury to harm our health? I know monitors and some light bulbs contains mercury. How about those water fountain? are those contains mercury too?

Some of the biggest things are:

• Fluorescent light bulbs
• Amalgam dental fillings (of course)
• Inks used in tattoos
• Vaccines (including the current U.S. flu vaccine)

Hope this helps.

The amount of mercury dispersed in the air via coal-fired power plants dwarfs that dispersed by fluorescent light bulbs (although you certainly are correct, they do give off mercury). That leaves us in a bit of conundrum -- if we use regular light bulbs instead of fluorescents, our energy bills go up, which means more mercury released into the environment. Nice, eh?

Also, to add to your list, some eye drops and nasal sprays contain mercury as well. Bausch and Lomb eye drops do not, to the best of my knowledge, fyi.

Tom

p.s. good resource:

http://www.truetest.com/templates/23.html

* Seafood
* Tap water (uk anyway). Brita water filters also use mercury (WHO safe levels) in their filters, but I still use them as I'm guessing it's still less than what's in my tap water.

I should clarify here: I do *not* know that CFLs emit mercurcy - I know they contain mercury, but I'm not sure if they actually emit mercury, unless broken.

Truetest is a good resource. Thanks for the link.

All seafood or just fish?

and how about those water from water fountains?

FYI:

http://oceansalive.org/eat.cfm?subnav=healthalerts

All seafood. Mercury ends up in our oceans and water supplies. So any creature that live there absorbs it. Generally speaking I would not consume any of it. I do hear that you can purchase fish raised without mercury. They are raised on "fish farms".

DENTAL AMALGAM is 50% mercury.
Any injections (including flu injections and other vaccinations) which have the preservative, thimerosal, in them.
Preparation H
Toilet paper made from recycled paper
Calomel which may be found in talcum or other body powders
Mercurochrome , Merthiolate ,Laxatives containing Calomel
Latex and solvent thinned paints
Fabric softeners, Floor waxes and polishes
Air conditioner filters , Wood preservatives
Cinnabar - used in jewellery
Felts, Adhesives, Tattooing
Batteries with mercury cells
Sewage disposal
Fungicides for lawns, shrubs and trees
Psoriasis treatments
Tuna, Shellfish - shrimp, lobster, crab, oyster, etc.
Other large saltwater fish - swordfish, salmon, cod, etc.
Any fish caught in a river, lake or bay that has industrial, farming or sewage run-off.
Carrots, Lettuce
Grains treated with methylmercury fungicides, especially wheat
Kelp and other seaweeds
Beef, Eggs, Corn
BASICALLY: Look for labels that contain mercury, thimerosal, methylmercury, phenylmercuric acetate, phenylmercuric nitrate, pentachlorophenol, methiolate, mersalys, mertiolate, mercumatilin, mercuramide, mercurophylline, mercaptomerin, merethoxylline, mercury chloride, merbromin, mercurius, mercuric chloride, formaldehyde, formalin, and chlorhexidine.

I read somewhere that Ajax powder had it too.
check this link:
http://www.fda.gov/cder/fdama/mercury300.htm
Scary thought but even Antivenom shots have mercury in them.

That's a good list. Thanks.