amount of mercury

collocation in English

meaningsofamountandmercury

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amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/us
/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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mercury
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmɜː.kjə.ri/us
/ˈmɝː.kjə.ri/
a chemical element that is a heavy, silver-coloured metal, liquid at ...
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(Definition ofamountandmercuryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Yet it is a hugeamountofmercury.
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The main danger to health lies in eating fish which have absorbed an excessiveamountofmercury.
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The priority we must focus on in this legislative proposal is to reduce theamountofmercuryin household waste.
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The matter is not of huge importance in substance, as theamountofmercuryused in these instruments is tiny and safety measures are adequately implemented by the manufacturers.
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There has been contact with manufacturers in recent years to secure a reduction in theamountofmercuryin batteries, but further action may be required.
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Each lamp contains a smallamountofmercury, which must vaporize to support the lamp current and generate light.
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The totalamountofmercuryreleased by mankind in 2010 was estimated to be 1960 metric tons.
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The reaction can be initiated with a smallamountofmercuryor iodine.
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Inside the glass tube is a partial vacuum and a smallamountofmercury.
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Theamountofmercurypresent in fish as of 2012 was low but a health advisory remains in effect.
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This is due to the reduced electrical power demand, reducing in turn theamountofmercuryreleased by coal as it is burned.
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The lamps are coated on the inside with special phosphors and contain a smallamountofmercury(20 mg typical).
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This amalgam contained a very smallamountofmercuryand had to be heated in order for the silver to dissolve at an appreciable rate.
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Environmental justice advocates can relate these mercury cases to the unregulatedamountofmercurythat enters the environment.
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Sometimes there might be a pressure switch that needs a certainamountofmercuryto activate.
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Rather than levy the tax on the basis of the amount of silver or gold produced, the government tracked theamountofmercuryused.
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Thus, use of energy-efficient bulbs can actually reduce theamountofmercuryreleased into the environment.
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Theamountofmercurythat patients are subjected to is itself controversial.
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We want to prevent significant amounts of mercury entering the waste stream.
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However, long term clinical evidence would seem to suggest the view that substantial amounts of mercury are not released from amalgam fillings.
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