TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - The quicksilver prize: Mercury vapor poisoning aboard HMS Triumph and HMS Phipps
JO  - Neurology
A1  - Doherty, Michael J.
SP  - 963
EP  - 966
VL  - 62
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0028-3878
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -