Original sentence: Despite a lack of empiric evidence, some have hypothesized a relationship between thimerosal exposure from childhood vaccines and autism.It is found in some vaccines, most controversially including those widely administered to children.Thimerosal (sometimes spelled as thimerosol and thiomersal) (trade name: Merthiolate) is an organometallic compound containing mercury, commonly used as a preservative
Edited sentence: Article in Mother Jones documenting hidden evidence of a connection.Congressional inquiries and investigative journalists forced the U.Food and Drug Administration to account for the cumulative exposure to thimerosal due to childhood vaccinations, and found that the amount of mercury injected into a child at two months was 118 times the limit for daily exposure.It is found in some human vaccines (but has been discontinued in animal vaccines sine the 1990s), most controversially including those widely administered to children.Thimerosal (sometimes spelled as thimerosol and thiomersal) (trade name: Merthiolate) is an organometallic compound containing the highly toxic and volatile heavy metal mercury, commonly used as a preservative.Though controversial when first proposed, there is growing evidence that thimerosal causes adverse effects among certain children, possibly being a contributing factor for autism and other neurological disorders