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.
Alkaline batteries may contain mercury. Batteries manufactured in the US and EU after 2000 are generally safe for landfill disposal, however prior to this time some batteries being sold as alkaline incorporated added mercury or had sources of materials very high in mercury.