1 Forensic phonetics: the use of phonetics (the science of speech) for forensic (legal) purposes. 2  Speech recognition: the analysis and transcription of recorded speech by a computer system. 3  pronunciation: to learn actual pronunciation of words of various languages.
Mercury vapor is odorless, colorless and very toxic. Even though liquid mercury evaporates slowly, a significant amount of mercury vapor can build up indoors after mercury is spilled, and it can be dangerous to breathe these mercury vapors.
1 Exposure to mercury â even small amounts â may cause serious health problems, and is a threat to the development of the child in utero and early in life. 2  Mercury may have toxic effects on the nervous, digestive and immune systems, and on lungs, kidneys, skin and eyes.