In extreme cases, aviophobia symptoms may include an episode of regurgitation, lose of bowel control, and losing consciousness. A strong sense of shame and being a failure is often present in people suffering with this type of phobia.
Other batteries, such as AAA, AA, C, and D alkaline; atomic; and lithium-ion batteries, do not contain mercury. Mercury Use in Batteries. Table 1 presents the total amount of mercury contained in mercury batteries sold in the U.S. in years 2001, 2004, and 2007.4.
Mercury batteries use either pure mercury(II) oxide (HgO)âalso called mercuric oxideâor a mixture of HgO with manganese dioxide (MnO 2) as the cathode. Mercuric oxide is a non-conductor, so some graphite is mixed with it; the graphite also helps prevent collection of mercury into large droplets.