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
Abundance solar system: 20 parts per billion by weight, 120 parts per trillion by moles. Cost, pure: $48 per 100g. Cost, bulk: $1.74 per 100g. Source: Mercury rarely occurs free in nature, but can be found in ores, mainly mercury sulfide (cinnabar, HgS).