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Mercury
Mercury Smallest of the four inner planets, and the planet closest to the Sun. It has no known satellite. Very little was known about Mercury's surface until the Mariner 10 probe made three close approaches to the planet in 1974 and 1975, and returned pictures of nearly half the surface. These showed a heavily cratered, lunar-like world marked by valleys and ridges. Radar mapping of Mercury's polar regions in 1991 and 1992 revealed what may be water-ice on the floors of craters permanently in shadow. There is a very tenuous atmosphere, mainly of helium and sodium, and a weak magnetic field.
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Mercury reduction programme for primary batteries.
Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry; 7/2/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...problems associated with the disposal of mercury in batteries, manufacturers have been striving to eliminate mercury content n their products. Dieter Spahrbier...efforts, especially in the area of low-mercury 'alkaline/manganese' batteries...
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Mercury Unveils Mercury Business Availability Center 5.0.
PR Newswire; 11/8/2004; 700+ words
; ...Optimizes Performance and Availability Today, Mercury Interactive Corporation , the global leader...announced the general availability of Mercury Business Availability Center(TM) 5.0. The new Mercury offering provides an integrated set of...
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MERCURY REFINING'S CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/9/1991; 700+ words
; Byline: Peter Wehrwein Staff writer Mercury is becoming a hot toxin, a rival to dioxin...wanted list. Environmentalists are using mercury emissions as debating points against the...development of trash- burning incinerators. Mercury levels of fish in the remote freshwater...
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Mercury exposure among residents of a building formerly used for industrial purposes - New Jersey, 1995.
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 5/24/1996; 700+ words
; Potential sources of elemental mercury in residential settings include mercury switches, mercury-containing devices (e.g., thermostats and thermometers), and mercury obtained from laboratories, dental offices, or other industrial sources...
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Mercury.(Web Page Potpourri)(Website list)(Column)
Magazine article from: Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Department of Agriculture's (USDA) mercury advisory, an important public health...broaden the topic to cover a few other mercury sources and solutions. [ILLUSTRATION...org/fileadmin/oceana/uploads/ mercury/Fair_Warning_Report_final.pdf...
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Mercury Announces Application Lifecycle Management Webinar Series.
PR Newswire; 9/13/2004; 700+ words
; ...Siebel and J2EE Business Results Today, Mercury Interactive Corporation , the global leader...technology optimization (BTO), announced the Mercury Application Lifecycle Management webinar...optimize business results from applications. Mercury Application Lifecycle Management Webinars...
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Mercury Managed Services adoption rising worldwide.
M2 Presswire; 3/23/2005; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-23 March 2005-MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION: Mercury Managed Services adoption rising worldwide(C)1994...RDATE:22032005 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. - Today, Mercury Interactive Corporation (NASDAQ: MERQ), the global...
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Mercury Selects SPI Dynamics as Technology Alliance Partner of the Year; SPI Dynamics Honored with Prestigious Award for Most Successful and Innovative Integrations with Mercury Products.
PR Newswire; 12/13/2004; 700+ words
; ...announced that it has been selected by Mercury Interactive Corporation, the global leader...highest impact technology integrations with Mercury offerings. SPI Dynamics was chosen as...of an active base of 45 partners in the Mercury Technology Alliance Program. "We are...
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MERCURY THERMOMETER COLLECTION PROGRAM LAUNCHED ACROSS COLORADO
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/17/2006; 700+ words
; ...statewide program to collect and safely dispose of mercury thermometers as part of the "Mercury-Free Colorado Campaign." Tri-County Health...is designed to prevent household exposure to mercury, to reduce mercury pollution in the environment...
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Mercury rising: reinventing a brand. (Lincoln-Mercury Div)(Auto Marketing & Brand Management)
Magazine article from: Automotive News; 4/6/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...repositioning After decades of floundering, Mercury now believes it has found an identity...April 1996, about a year after Lincoln Mercury Division installed brand management...1996. "New-car buyers generally like Mercury," Mr. Rogers explains. "Mercury customers...
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Mercury
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
MERCURY Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring silvery metal that has been associated with adverse health effects throughout history. Elemental mercury is a liquid at room temperature, and, because of this, Aristotle named...
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Mercury (Planet)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Mercury (Planet) Mercury ’ s rotation rate Mercury ’ s atmosphere Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It is a small world only slightly larger than Earth ’ s moon. Next to the dwarf planet Pluto, Mercury...
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Mercury Poisoning
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Mercury poisoning Definition Mercury poisoning occurs when a person has ingested, inhaled, or had skin or eye contact with the toxic (poisonous) heavy metal mercury and suffers damage to his/her nervous system and other systems...
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Mercury (revised)
Book article from: Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton
MERCURY (REVISED) Note: This article, originally...in 2006 for the eBook edition. Overview Mercury is a transition metal. A transition metal...chemical elements are related to one another. Mercury has long been known as quicksilver, because...
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Mercury (Element)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Mercury (Element) Mercury is a metallic chemical element identified by the symbol Hg. It is...other metals, is liquid at room temperature. The ancient name for mercury was quicksilver, meaning living silver. This name reflected mercury...
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