Feb 7 2021 Found this news articles on Mercury 
(Minning and used in Minning and as a Pesticide ) 
Mercury Water Pollution information
https://www.searchwaterfilters.com/water-pollution/mercury/
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Mercury, also known as quicksilver for its liquid silver appearance. Though still commonly used for many industrial applications, 
some of the element’s other usages, like in household thermometers and dental cavity fillings, are dwindling. 
The reason for this reconsideration is that mercury ingestion is now a confirmed cause of many detrimental health effects.
What is Mercury in Water?
What are the potential risks caused by Mercury in Water?
What are methods of Water filtration and protection from Mercury?
The transitional metal is a naturally occurring element of the earth’s crust. Mercury commonly binds with 
other elements of the earth’s crust to form organic as well as inorganic compounds, a distinction 
that is relevant to the contaminant’s harmful effects. While inorganic mercury is the contaminant’s form 
most often found in drinking water, organic mercury’s effects on the body are typically more harmful.
Mining of the metal for its practical uses, such as in batteries, fluorescent lights, thermometers, barometers and more, 
contribute to mercury contamination of water supplies. Pollution from production of mercury-based goods, 
contamination from industrial waste and disposed mercury products, as well as soil runoff from past 
uses like in agricultural pesticides, introduce the harmful substance to groundwater and surface water sources 
that are collected for drinking. In countries like India, recent mercury concerns 
have been caused by improper disposal of fluorescent bulbs as well.
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Mercury in pesticides
Mercury released from pesticides. Shirtan Liquid Fungicide contains mercury, and is used on sugarcane when it is planted. 
Mercury-containing fungicides were banned in most countries in the 1970s and 1980s. Alternative fungicides that are as effective, 
or more effective, than Shirtan are commercially available.
Reference: www.environment.gov.au/protection/publications/minamata-convention-mercury-pesticides-fs
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2020 Australia  (take measures to control Shirtan by 2020   and in Sugarcane ) 
By ratifying the Minamata Convention, Australia will be required to take measures to control the use of Shirtan. 
Options being considered include banning the availability of Shirtan, by 2020 (if not sooner), 
or phasing out use over a longer period. By doing this, sugarcane growers will be required to move to alternative fungicides.
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MERCURY BASED PESTICIDE, SOLID, POISONOUS  CAMEO ...
https://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/chemical/1061
MERCURY BASED PESTICIDE, [SOLID] may contain one or more of many different toxic substances such as metallic mercury, 
mercury (I) and mercury (II) cyanide, mercury (I) and mercury (II) oxide, phenylmercuric acetate, 
ethylmercuric acetate, phenylmercuric ammonium
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MERCURY BASED PESTICIDE, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, POISONOUS ...
www.cameochemicals.noaa.gov/chemical/1059
MERCURY BASED PESTICIDE, [LIQUID, FLAMMABLE LIQUID LABEL] may contain one or more organomercury compound, 
such as mercury acetylacetone, mercusol, mercuric lactate. Belongs to the Following Reactive Group (s)
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Sugarcane Crops 
Balance 750 WG Herbicide
Balance 750 WG herbicide provides residual control of problem broadleaf and grass weeds in chickpea and sugarcane crops and in fallow situations. 
Balance will give you an extended period of weed control without the need for mechanical incorporation 
or immediate incorporation by rainfall or irrigation.It provides long-term residual control of many problem grass 
and broadleaf weeds including glyphosate tolerant feathertop Rhodes grass, sowthistle, 
fleabane and provides useful suppression of barnyard grass in fallow situations. 
Balance will also control Indian hedge mustard, turnip weed, wild radish and other problem winter 
broadleaf weeds in chickpea crops and give control of crowsfoot and guinea grass in sugar cane.
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Balance Flow Herbicide
Balance Flow herbicide is a convenient 480 g/L liquid formulation that provides the same in-field performance as Balance 750 WG. 
Balance Flow will give you an extended period of weed control for broadleaf weeds in chickpea crops, 
as well as control or suppression of broadleaf and grass weeds in sugarcane crops and in fallow situations.
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Bayfidan 250 EC Fungicide
Bayfidan is a versatile product widely used in both vineyards and vegetable crops. Previously a mainstay of most vineyards' powdery mildew programs, 
Bayfidan is now mostly used as a cost-effective tactical option with the advantage that it can be used 
throughout the season (but check the relevant withholding periods or with your winery if you’re using it late). 
Bayfidan is registered to control powdery mildew in cucurbits as well as tomatoes, peppers (both capsicums and chillies), eggplants and papaws. 
It also provides systemic control of ring spot on cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli and brussels sprouts – and even pineapple disease of sugar cane.
https://www.crop.bayer.com.au/find-crop-solutions/by-crop/sugarcane
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Confidor Guard Soil Insecticide
Applying Confidor Guard to the soil is the most effective method of controlling many sucking pests. 
Confidor Guard controls greyback, childers and other canegrub varieties in sugarcane. 
Confidor Guard is also registered for the control of silverleaf whitefly, various aphid, scale, rust, 
weevil and sucking pests in vegetable and fruit crops as detailed on the label, including bananas, apples, citrus, capsicum, potato and other crops.
Confidor Guard is the first registered systemic insecticide for citrus gall wasp suppression in citrus.
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Roundup ULTRAMAX Herbicide
The 570g/L high-load glyphosate formulation of Roundup Ultra MAX provides you with knockdown control of tough weeds. 
Roundup Ultra MAX is made to the highest quality, ISO certified standards. This high load, low viscosity 
and low foam formulation allows faster fill rates and reduced spray times.
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Serenade Prime	
Serenade Prime is a unique, organically certified (ACO and OMRI), product for Australian growers with properties 
as both a soil ameliorant and biofungicide, that takes plant health to new heights.  When used as a biological fungicide, 
the biological compounds arrest spore development of disease, and boost plants’ natural defences. As a soil ameliorant, 
the beneficial bacteria in Serenade Prime boosts root growth and nutrient uptake. Benefits can include; higher yields, 
better crop uniformity, improved harvest crop quality and improved shelf life.
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Health effects
Mercury poisoning is a slow process that can take months or years, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 
Since the process is so slow, most people don't realize they are being poisoned right away. 
Mercury from food sources is absorbed into the bloodstream through the intestinal wall, and then carried throughout the body. 
The kidneys, which filter the blood, can accumulate mercury over time. Other organs can also be affected. 
Negative health effects from methylmercury may include neurological and chromosomal problems. 
According to the NIH, long-term exposure to organic mercury can cause:
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uncontrollable shaking or tremor
numbness or pain in certain parts of the skin
blindness and double vision
inability to walk well
memory problems
seizures
death with large exposures
"Most notable are the effects of mercury on the brain," said Aimee Phillippi, a professor of biology at Unity College in Unity, Maine. 
"Mercury poisoning can result in hearing and vision changes, personality changes, memory problems, seizures or paralysis.
https://www.livescience.com/53837-mercury-poisoning.html
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2015  Parkinson's  Nerve cells   (One news article on the matter )
Parkinson's disease and Mercury - Stephen A. Lawrence, D.D ...
www.wellnessdentalcare.com/1402/parkinsons-disease-and-mercury
12/10/2015 · New studies have found a causal relationship between mercury and Parkinson’s disease. 
Parkinson’s disease results for the gradual degeneration of nerve cells in the portion of the midbrain that controls movements. 
Researchers have found that some people with specific
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