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Well, don't take my word for it. Here's a snippet from Los Alamos on the dangers of mercury...

Mercury is a virulent poison and is readily absorbed through the respiratory tract, the gastrointestinal tract, or through unbroken skin. It acts as a cumulative poison and dangerous levels are readily attained in air. Air saturated with mercury vapor at 20C contains a concentration that exceeds the toxic limit many times. The danger increases at higher temperatures. It is therefore important that mercury be handled with care.

I'm sure you and your dad are doing fine despite your experience with mercury. What I am saying is that if mercury is allowed to seep into water or whatnot and be atomized, it will spread and will find its way into the human blood system.

Here's a snippet from Los Alamos on the dangers of mercury...

What's this prove? No one is disputing that cracking open a thermometer and drinking pure mercury (or saturating the air with it then deeply inhaling) isn't a very bright thing to do.

What I am saying is that if mercury is allowed to seep into water or whatnot and be atomized, it will spread and will find its way into the human blood system.

I have yet to detect Hg in any of the surface or groundwaters I've tested in California, and that includes bodies in gold mining areas. Even methylated, the stuff sequesters in sediments...