@article{ref1,
title="The quicksilver prize: Mercury vapor poisoning aboard HMS Triumph and HMS Phipps",
journal="Neurology",
year="2004",
author="Doherty, Michael J.",
volume="62",
number="6",
pages="963-966",
abstract="In 1810, two British ships, HMS Triumph and HMS Phipps, salvaged a large load of elemental mercury from a wrecked Spanish vessel near Cadiz, Spain. The bladders containing the mercury soon ruptured. The element spread about the ships in liquid and vapor forms. The sailors presented with neurologic compromises: tremor, paralysis, and excessive salivation as well as tooth loss, skin problems, and pulmonary complaints. The events are reviewed in the context of what was known about mercury vapor inhalation.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0028-3878",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}