[Rockhounds] How Toxic is Cinnabar? (Mercury sulfied)

[Axel Emmermann]

And about 37 grams of salt?

Axel 

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> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] Namens Al Balmer
> Verzonden: zaterdag 2 februari 2008 17:48
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> Onderwerp: Re: [Rockhounds] How Toxic is Cinnabar? (Mercury sulfied)
> 
> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 11:18:45 -0500, "J Bryan Kramer"
> <codeburner at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >I saw a news report a few days ago about them finding some 
> fellow dead 
> >on the floor of his home, and the autopsy determined he died 
> from drink 
> >too much water.
> 
> If I remember correctly, the Merck index give 14 liters as 
> the lethal dose of water.
> 
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> Al Balmer
> Sun City, AZ
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