Mercury

Example Sentences

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The Times conducted soil tests on home lots burned by the January fires and found elevated levels of toxic metals, arsenic, lead and mercury.

From Los Angeles Times

Gold and silver, along with arsenic, antimony, and mercury, accumulate in the surrounding rocks.

From Science Daily

Nations meeting in Geneva agreed "to end the use of dental amalgam by 2034, marking a historic milestone in reducing mercury pollution", the conference announced in its closing statement.

From Barron's

Other forms of energy, such as oil and coal, also pose considerable health and safety risks including the emission of air pollution — soot, mercury, nitrogen dioxide and carbon dioxide contributing to climate change.

From Los Angeles Times

Angelenos may breathe a sigh of relief as the mercury dips after late summer heat waves.

From Los Angeles Times