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http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/2 ... ... ... Abstract ... Mercury cell chlor-alkali products are used to produce thousands of other products including food ingredients such as citric acid, sodium benzoate, and high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup is used in food products to enhance shelf life. A pilot study was conducted to determine if high fructose corn syrup contains mercury, a toxic metal historically used as an anti-microbial. High fructose corn syrup samples were collected from three different manufacturers and analyzed for total me ..."> Mercury from chlor-alkali plants   RRR Newport   6y

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Mercury from chlor-alkali plants PM Newport Date: 12/9/2011 12:31:16 PM   ( 6y ago ) Hits:   2516   Size: 3642 char.     Replies:   2 URL:   http://www.curezone.info/forums/fm.asp?i=1889346 Status:       RRR [Message recommended by a moderator!] Edit Disallowed

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Abstract
Mercury cell chlor-alkali products are used to produce thousands of other products including food ingredients such as citric acid, sodium benzoate, and high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup is used in food products to enhance shelf life. A pilot study was conducted to determine if high fructose corn syrup contains mercury, a toxic metal historically used as an anti-microbial. High fructose corn syrup samples were collected from three different manufacturers and analyzed for total mercury. The samples were found to contain levels of mercury ranging from below a detection limit of 0.005 to 0.570 micrograms mercury per gram of high fructose corn syrup. Average daily consumption of high fructose corn syrup is about 50 grams per person in the United States. With respect to total mercury exposure, it may be necessary to account for this source of mercury in the diet of children and sensitive populations.

Background
Chlorine and caustic soda are produced at chlor-alkali plants using mercury cells or the increasingly popular membrane technology that is mercury free and more energy-efficient. Worldwide there are approximately fifty mercury cell chlor-alkali plants in operation [1]. Of those there are eight in the United States (US) [2]. In 2003 the EPA reported in the Federal Register that on average approximately seven tons of mercury were missing from each plant in the year 2000 [3]. These chlor-alkali plants have an average of fifty-six cells, each containing as much as 8,000 pounds of mercury [4] and, every year the chlor-alkali industry reports unaccounted for mercury losses to the EPA [5]. Mercury is a danger to unborn children whose developing brains can be damaged if they are exposed to low dose microgram exposures in the womb [6]. Since mercury is a potent neurological toxin, these unaccounted for mercury losses from the chlor-alkali industry are of concern as they could be a source of exposure for humans, wildlife, and the environment. An Environmental Health Officer (EHO) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an investigation to find the missing mercury in the chlor-alkali industry [7].

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Full tonnage of Hg loss into food supply can be calculated via the PDF files linked to by the above abstract. But it adds up to about 20 tons of Hg per year lost into food supply and a good chunk of that may be called colloidal due to surface area this is much more devastating.
..more info while I was searching for this data:

Long-term Effects of Chronic Low-dose Mercury
http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1051464


i eat cilantro7
http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1241844


Liver/Gallbladder connection and opposite sex characteristics8
http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1241850


High Fructose Corn Syrup Contaminated With Mercury
http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1343560


Alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aryl, and inorganic mercurial fungicides
http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1343578

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