Tag: mercury
Trials: Attempted murder of a child with mercury – Long prison sentences
Processes Attempted murder of a child with mercury – long prison sentences The two defendants were sentenced to long prison terms by the Hanover Regional Court. photo © Julian Stratenschulte/dpa…
Health: EU: Extensive ban on mercury dental fillings
Health EU: Extensive ban on mercury tooth fillings Dental fillings often consist of mercury. photo © Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa Despite less harmful alternatives, around 40 tonnes of mercury are still used…
Trials: Verdict expected: attempted murder of child with mercury
Processes Verdict expected: attempted murder of child with mercury Shortly before the end of the trial, the father and his former partner admitted that they had injected the little girl…
Crime: Daughter injected with mercury – defendant confesses
crime Daughter injected with mercury – defendant confesses A case is currently being heard before the Hanover regional court in which a man is said to have injected his daughter…
The EU wants to largely ban mercury tooth fillings from 2025
As of: February 8, 2024 5:30 p.m Inhaling mercury vapors can cause permanent damage to the body. To date, however, dental fillings containing the heavy metal are only prohibited for…
Health: EU agreement to ban mercury dental fillings
Health EU agreement to ban mercury dental fillings Despite alternatives, around 40 tonnes of mercury are still used for dental amalgam in the EU every year (symbolic image). photo ©…
Crime: Trial of attempted murder of a toddler with mercury
crime Trial of attempted murder of a toddler with mercury The defendant at the start of the trial in the Hanover Regional Court. photo © Julian Stratenschulte/dpa A father from…
The Alteo factory in Gardanne indicted for its toxic discharges
There should definitely be an Alteo lawsuit for its industrial pollution dumped off the coast of Cassis. After discharging millions of tonnes of toxic red sludge, the Alteo plant in…
Powerful earthquake, Brilliant Blues, crushing mercury and “insufficient” G20
Come on, chick, let’s give you a 1,542nd weather intro. For what ? Because we like it, well. And especially because it was hot, too hot, this weekend, despite the…
Freddie Mercury: The singer’s thousands of possessions are being auctioned off
auction More than a thousand Freddie Mercury belongings to be auctioned in London Also for sale: Freddie Mercury’s “King’s Coat”. © AFP Numerous possessions of the late Freddie Mercury are…