RE: Environmental Impacts #3 - Mercury
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You are very welcome. Thank you for your positive comments and my condolences on the loss of your friend. What he had to go through was heartbreaking to think of it.
Contamination, by any means, is a dangerous thing. While organizations strive to set limits on how little of something can harm or keep us safe, they don't know of long term effects. In the case of mercury, ample evidence across the years shows that any exposure presents some risk to an individual. Equally as unfortunate, however, is the fact that governments and the companies that cause mercury contamination are rarely obligated to clean up their mess thoroughly.
While we may see this as straight forward, many companies do not recognize the issue. I could no more produce enough mercury in my lifetime to do someone harm. A large-scale company, however, can produce enough to contaminate a region. The only thing that can stop them is the citizens of that region. All it takes is for the citizens of any country to protest loudly and smart enough to make a change. At least, that is my opinion.
Best wishes to you and yours.