Introduction Environmental hazards from mercury is a very old issue. From the 50s and on there has been substantial development in the handling of mercury. Today amalgam is considered to be a main source of mercury from environmental concerns. How amalgam is treated before it reaches the mouth, and when removed from the mouth has been taken seriously for quite a time now. Much of what you find on the Occupational list also have a relevance on environmental aspects.
Work is carried out somewhere, and many kinds of work include handling of risky things.
The products and wastes from industrial processes invade the environments. This is a reflection of both more knowledge, and new kinds of knowledge, as well as it reflects a general socio-cultural process towards globalization and integration. Another, less recognized, reflection is that people in general are increasingly informed, they simply know more and more, and so are increasingly concerned about what can affect their lives. The environmental somatization syndrome. Environmental somatization syndrome.