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 Mercury exposure at high levels can harm the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, and immune system. 2  High levels of methylmercury in the bloodstream of unborn babies and young children may harm the developing nervous system, making the child less able to think and learn. A highly toxic form (methylmercury) builds up in fish, shellfish and animals that eat fish. 2  Fish and shellfish are the main sources of methylmercury exposure to humans.