Mercury (element) polluted water. They arise by a process known as biomethylation. Mercury is used primarily for the manufacture of industrial chemicals or for electrical and electronic applications. It is used in some thermometers, especially ones which are used to measure high temperatures. A still increasing amount is used as gaseous mercury in fluorescent lamps, while most of the other applications are slowly phased out due to health and safety regulations and is in some applications replaced with less toxic but considerably more expensive Galinstan alloy. Mercury and its compounds have been used in medicine, although they are much less common today
Arguing with Thermometers Arguing with Thermometers "Arguing with Thermometers" is a single by British rock band Enter Shikari from their 2012 album A Flash Flood of Colour. The song was included on a 5-track EP released via iTunes along with a music video and remixes. The music video stars the members of the band working in a newsroom, Rou is the newsreader, Rob the weatherman and Rory and Chris operate cameras. The band leave the studio and then are seen performing outside by a road and interviewing businessmen on the street. The video was released on the band's official YouTube page on 14