Uses. Amlodipine is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems.
Events, Trends, and Issues: The United States was a leading exporter of mercury in 2011, and the principal export. destinations included Canada, Guyana, and Vietnam. The average price of a flask of domestic mercury was $1,950; however, by July, prices were reported in the $2,400-to-$2,600 range. Mercury is used for small-scale gold mining in
Temperature on Mercury. Mercury is the innermost planet in the Solar System, but surprisingly it is not the hottest planet; that would be Venus. The reason for this is that Mercury has a thin atmosphere that cannot trap solar heat.Its maximum atmospheric pressure is estimated to be 0.00000000003 pounds per square inch; on Earth, the atmospheric pressure is around 14.7 pounds per square inch.Mercuryâs atmosphere is composed of very small amounts of hydrogen, oxygen, helium and sodium.The planet still get hot on the side that faces the Sun, it experiences the most extreme temperatures, which can reach as high as 700Â° Kelvin (427Â°C).he reason for this is that Mercury has a thin atmosphere that cannot trap solar heat. Its maximum atmospheric pressure is estimated to be 0.00000000003 pounds per square inch; on Earth, the atmospheric pressure is around 14.7 pounds per square inch.