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	Mercury fulminate -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is highly sensitive to (The resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another) friction and ((pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor) shock.
		The manipulation of mercury fulminate is safest when it's humid.
		Today mercury fulminate tends to be replaced by other primary explosives which are less toxic and more stable in time: (Click link for more info and facts about lead azide) lead azide, (Click link for more info and facts about lead styphnate) lead styphnate and (Click link for more info and facts about tetrazene) tetrazene.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/me/mercury_fulminate.htm (236 words)

	Mercury (element) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mercury is used in thermometers, barometers and other scientific apparatuses, although the use of mercury in thermometers has been largely phased out in clinical and scientific environments (in favor of alcohol-filled, digital or thermistor-based replacements) in the interests of health and safety due to the toxicity of the element.
		Mercury is still used in some cultures for folk medicine and ceremonial purposes which may involve ingestion, injection, or the sprinkling of elemental mercury around the home.
		Environmental releases and disposal of mercury is regulated in the U.S. primarily by the EPA.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mercury_(element) (2119 words)

	Mercury
		The most important salts are mercury chloride (corrosive sublimate - a violent poison), mercurous chloride (calomel, occasionally still used in medicine), mercury fulminate, a detonator widely used in explosives, and mercuric sulfide (vermillion, a high-grade paint pigment).
		Mercury is a virulent poison and is readily absorbed through the respiratory tract, the gastrointestinal tract, or through unbroken skin.
		It it is necessary to heat mercury or mercury compounds, it should be done in a well-ventilated hood.
	www.corrosionsource.com /handbook/periodic/80.htm (393 words)

	Mercury fulminate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Today mercury fulminate tends to be replaced by other primary explosives which are less toxic and more stable in time: lead azide, lead styphnate and tetrazene derivatives.
		It can be prepared by mixing alcohol (18 parts) with a solution prepared by action of concentrated nitric acid (60 parts) on mercury (1 part).
		Silver fulminate can be prepared in a similar way, but this salt is even more violent than mercury fulminate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mercury_fulminate (160 words)

	Mercury
		Fulminates were the second most important use of mercury after drugs and chemicals, but mercury fulminate is now used much less than formerly, replaced by lead styphnate.
		The density of mercury decreases as the temperature increases, because of the thermal expansion of mercury.
		The mercury evaporates at the cathode spot and condenses on the cool walls of the envelope, controlling the pressure of the mercury, which should be in the neighborhood of 1 mmHg.
	www.du.edu /~jcalvert/phys/mercury.htm (10667 words)

	Mercury Fulminate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mercury fulminate is white when pure but ordinarily, it has a faint brownish yellow or gray tint.
		The precautions given for lead azide shall be used when using mercury fulminate.
		Whether it is wet or dry, mercury fulminate shall not be permitted to come into contact with materials such as aluminum, magnesium, zinc, copper, brass, or bronze.
	www.ordnance.org /mercury.htm (91 words)

	MERCURY FULMINATE 2 - Exodus - Mercury fulminate is perhaps one of the oldest known initia
		MERCURY FULMINATE 2 - Exodus - Mercury fulminate is perhaps one of the oldest known initia
		MERCURY FULMINATE 2 - Exodus - Mercury fulminate is perhaps one of the oldest known initiating compounds.
		Mercury is a hazardous substance, and should be kept in the thermometer or mercury switch until used.
	www.skepticfiles.org /new/131doc.htm (415 words)

	mercury
		Mercury is also used in substantial quantities in electrolytic preparation of chlorine and caustic soda (chlor-alkali industry, mercury cell process; 25%), paint manufacture (12%), and dental preparations (3%).
		Mercury is concentrated in the sludges from sewage treatment by a factor of several hundred to several thousand over the levels initially present in the raw sewage.
		Mercury vapor concn in the stack gas of large coal-fired power generating stations in Ontario were found to range from 40 to 80 ug/cu m.
	www.speclab.com /elements/mercury.htm (2895 words)

	METALS AS TOXINS
		Mercury poisonings have been reported from ingestion of mercuric chloride (an inorganic compound which is used as a disinfectant), as well as from contaminated illegal drugs, for example amphetamines.
		Mercury exerts its toxicity by the metal or its ions binding to sulphydryl groups in the body.
		Atrophy of the cerebral cortex, corpus callosum and cerebellum, with abnormal neuronal cytoarchitecture
	www.portfolio.mvm.ed.ac.uk /studentwebs/session2/group29/merctox.htm (1394 words)

	Mercury (Hg) - Chemical properties, Health and Environmental effects
		Mercury is not naturally found in foodstuffs, but it may turn up in food as it can be spread within food chains by smaller organisms that are consumed by humans, for instance through fish.
		Mercury is not commonly found in plant products, but it can enter human bodies through vegetables and other crops, when sprays that contain mercury are applied in agriculture.
		Once mercury has reached surface waters or soils microrganisms can convert it to methyl mercury, a substance that can be absorbed quickly by most organisms and is known to cause nerve damage.
	www.lenntech.com /Periodic-chart-elements/Hg-en.htm (682 words)

	ELEMENT: MERCURY
		(Planet Mercury) Known to ancient Chinese and Hindus; found in Egyptian tombs of 1500 B.C. Mercury is the only common metal liquid at ordinary temperatures.
		The most important salts are mercury chloride (corrosive sublimate - a violent poison), mercurous chloride (calomel, occasionally still used in medicine), mercury fulminate, a detonator widely used in explosives, and mercuric sulfide (vermilion, a high-grade paint pigment).
		If it is necessary to heat mercury or mercury compounds, it should be done in a well-ventilated hood.
	www.radiochemistry.org /periodictable/elements/80.html (399 words)

	Search Tuna Report for mercury poisoning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mercury was replaced as a preservative in emulsion paint in the UK by substances such as ammonia and subsequently organic based preservatives, over a period of years from the mid-fifties to the late seventies....
		Mercury easily forms alloys with many metals, such as gold, silver, and tin and as such, has been used to make amalgams since 500 BC, and is also useful in recovering gold from its ores....
		Health effects of mercury Deteriorates the nervous system Impairs hearing, speech, vision and gait Causes involuntary muscle movements Corrodes skin and mucous membranes Causes chewing and swallowing to become difficult Recovering mercury The mercury that stuck to the gold was removed and recovered by heating the amalgam....
	www.searchtuna.com /ftlive2/3304.html (3487 words)

	Periodic Table : Scholar edition: mercury : The Essentials
		Methyl mercury is a lethal pollutant found in rivers and lakes.
		As mercury is a very volatile element, dangerous levels are readily attained in air.
		Mercury should only be handled under in a well-ventilated area.
	www.webelements.com /webelements/scholar/elements/mercury/key.html (455 words)

	Sciencemadness Discussion Board - Powered by XMB 1.8 Partagium Final SP3
		The same method with mercury fulminate is supposed to work properly (one of the Faraday lectures I think), though the key word here is 'digest'.
		In particular mixing sodium fulminate with copper(I) chloride at RT produces copper(I) disodium fulminate as a ppt, and at 80C, sodium copper(I) fulminate.
		This is why the synthesis of silver and mercury fulminates work, they are virtually insoluable in the reaction mixture, so they ppt the fulminate ion protecting it from furthur oxidation.
	www.sciencemadness.org /talk/viewthread.php?tid=599 (2139 words)

	Dangerous: Irkutsk Wrapped in Mercury Cloud - PRAVDA.Ru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Poisonous stuff, fulminate of mercury that never dissolves in water and is used in the defense establishment, was kept in blasting caps.
		However, analyses and research held in the area revealed that the phenomenon was connected not with mercury but with sulfur dioxide in the air.
		The symptoms of mercury poisoning are often mistaken for ordinary indisposition as people feel headache, sickness, they grow thin and nervous; when mercury poisoning is strong it strikes kidneys.
	english.pravda.ru /printed.html?news_id=10590 (585 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mercury fulminate is perhaps one of the oldest known initiating compounds.
		In one beaker, mix 5 g of mercury with 35 ml of concentrated nitric acid, using the glass rod.
		Slowly heat the mixture until the mercury is dissolved, which is when the solution turns green and boils.
	home.intekom.com /scotland/cookbook/131.htm (425 words)

	TL 5 explosives for GURPS - Mercury Fulminate, Acetylene and Blasting Gelatin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The mercury fulminate was filled in custom made hollow spherical metal containers with a small opening hole that could be sealed with a screw.
		It was on the 14th of January in 1858 that the Italian gentleman Felice Orsini and his helpers hurled four of the metal spheres filled with mercury fulminate at the French Emperor Napoleon III., wounding 156 people, of which 8 later died from their wounds, but missing the emperor.
		Anyone carrying mercury fulminate grenades must roll against DX+1 any time he falls, is hit, in a car or carriage accident and so on.
	www.gurpsmaster.de /tl5explosive.htm (1327 words)

	Government Denial of Red Mercury Bombs
		Trying to discredit growing reports of red mercury, the government report quotes David Kay, the director of the Uranium Institute in London and the leader of the U.N. team sent to inspect Iraq's nuclear facilities after the Gulf war, “It became known as 'red mercury' purely because it was Russian.
		Also, certain mercury compounds are definitely equated with high energy explo-sions, such as mercury fulminate, a white to ocher colored compound.
		Red mercury, purported to be mercury antimony oxide, is potentially even a gelatinous substance.
	www.prisonplanet.com /analysis_poovey_010803_redmerc3.html (516 words)

	Chemistry : Periodic Table : mercury : key information
		The physical appearance of mercury is well known because of its use in many thermometers.
		It was common to demonstrate the formation of mercury in the laboratory by heating mercury sulphide (cinnabar, HgS) but this is strongly discouraged today because of the toxicity of mercury vapours.
		The crude mercury is then washed with nitric acid and treated with air in order to remove impurities as oxides or into solution.
	www.webelements.com /webelements/elements/text/Hg/key.html (539 words)

	The Problem With Mercury - Hg = Mercury - a Toxic Element - Avoid Contact at Any Cost !
		Mercury exposure is of particular concern in the developing fetus and in children due to their low body weight.
		In children, mercury poisoning can result in the syndrome of acrodynia, which is characterized by severe leg cramps, irritability, paresthesias, excessive perspiration, pruritus, and painful redness and peeling of the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
		Paracelsus popularized the internal use of mercury in the form of calomel (mercurous chloride – a particularly dangerous form); the external use of mercury as frictions, fumigations and plasters for the cure of lues venerea (syphilis) dates from 1497.
	www.luminet.net /~wenonah/hydro/hg.htm (9621 words)

	Megalomania's Method of Making Mercury Fulminate
		Mercury fulminate is an unstable primary explosive compound.
		Mercury fulminate was first patented by Alfred Nobel in 1867 for blasting caps.
		Mercury can be extracted from a variety of products but it is very expensive.
	www.roguesci.org /megalomania/explo/mercury_fulminate.html (427 words)

	Mercury Fulminate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mercury Fulminate is used as a primary explosive in the fabrication of detonators.
		2) Dissolve 1/8 teaspoon of mercury in the diluted nitric acid.
		NOTE: It may be necessary to add water, on drop at a time, to the mercury-acid solution in order to start a reaction.
	emmaf.isuisse.com /anarcook/mercful.htm (387 words)

	Land Disposal Restrictions Regulations for Mercury-Containing Non-wastewaters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mercury fulminate waste regardless of total mercury content and is not an incinerator or RMERC residue.
		High Mercury-Inorganic Subcategory (i.e., the waste has a total mercury content greater than or equal to 260 mg/kg), and is inorganic, including residues from incineration, roasting and retorting.
		Low Mercury Subcategory (i.e., the waste has a total mercury content less than 260 mg/kg), and that are residues from RMERC only.
	www.epa.gov /epaoswer/hazwaste/mercury/tbl-treatmnt.htm (211 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mercury Fulminate Reprinted from the Paladin Press Book, The Big Bang, improvised Petin and Mercury Fulminate.
		You will see the mercury fulminate crystals on the bottom of the flask.
		The mercury fulminate is now ready for use.
	www.textfiles.com /anarchy/INCENDIARIES/mercful1.txt (415 words)

	Mercury fulminate
		Mercury is generally considered to be a harmful substance.
		Presented herein is a unbiased account of mercury, its compounds, and its uses.
		Exposure limits and its effects on humans are mentioned, as are its effects on the environment and what needs to be done to prevent mercury pollution.
	www.azom.com /SearchResults.asp?MaterialKeyWord=Mercury+fulminate (77 words)

	Mercury Fulminate desensibilizing - The Explosives and Weapons Forum
		maybe adding a small amount of sodium bicarbonate to the fulminate crystals could desensitise them somewhat to friction but not compromise their sensitivity to heat.
		Potassium chlorate/mercury fulminate mixtures used to be utilized.
		I usually use DDNP but, I found the yield a little poor and I though (maybe) the mercury fulminate's yield will be higher...
	www.roguesci.org /theforum/showthread.php?t=408 (1066 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- MERCURY FULMINATES ------------------ MERCURY FULMINATE IS A MEDIUM-POWER EXPLOSIVE THAT IS COMMONLY USED IN BLASTING CAPS, DETONATING DEVICES IN GENERAL, AND AS A STAND-ALONE EXPLOSIVE.
		ALL FULMINATES, INCLUDING MERCURY FULMINATE, ARE SENSITIVE TO SHOCK AND FRICTION, AND IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THEY BE HANDLED IN A ROUGH OR CARELESS MANNER.
		THESE CRYSTALS ARE PURE MERCURY FULMINATE, BUT SHOULD BE WASHED MANY TIMES, AND TESTED WITH LITMUS PAPER FOR ANY REMAINING UNDESIRABLE ACID.
	www.textfiles.com /anarchy/INCENDIARIES/pyrobook.txt (1095 words)

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