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 can be made from coal burning power plants and incinerators, as well as, from volcanoes and forest fires. Some common items that contain mercury are: Fluorescent, Metal Halide, high-pressure sodium, mercury vapor, and neon lamps (the problem is not in the use of these mercury lamps but in the disposal).