IM injection vs ingestion: mercury

[kettunainen]

with respect to the mercury contained in the thimerosal in vaccines, can anyone tell me how the body processes injected (intramuscular, as opposed to intravenous) mercury versus how the body processes ingested mercury?

Comments

[northbard]

I believe this is the study you want

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/121/2/e208?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=mercury&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT

[kettunainen]

this is EXACTLY what I was looking for, Thank you so very much. ^.^

[nocturnalia]

My understanding is that the mercury derivative in the vaccs is processed and passed completely by the body in about 1/2 hour. Straight mercury is, in fact, hardly absorbed at all by the GI system and caplets of mercury can be ingested and passed in (relative) safety. It's mostly absorbed in vapour form through the lungs...whoo boy, that's the worst way.

I did a bunch of research when people were always coming into the shop wanting mercury to drink, citing that they'd been drinking it since childhood.

[kettunainen]

according to the study northbard commented with, it takes three days to reach half-life levels, and 11-30 days to return to pre-vaccination mercury levels. this is in infants, mind you.

I'm continually astounded by what you have to deal with at the shop. It renders me speechless with WTFery.