Posts Tagged ‘Mercury’

LaGrange students to get paid for mercury-contaminated backpacks

FREEDOM PLAINS Parents of LaGrange Middle School students whose backpacks and other items were contaminated by mercury last week will be reimbursed by the Arlington school district.
By poughkeepsiejournal.com

I Just Found A Broken Thermometer In My Backpack, What Should I Do? What Dangers Are Involved?

Its just a standard thermometer. It broke inside a circular container, so I am not sure if liquid leaked out of the container. Is it possible for mercury to spill out of the thermometer through the pore, and onto my backpack. How should I throw it away? What dangers are associated with broken thermometers?

Jet passenger held in Puerto Rico mercury spill (AP via Yahoo! News)

An airline passenger faces U.S. federal charges after illegally carrying mercury that leaked inside his suitcase, forcing Puerto Rico’s main international airport to shut down several terminals and delay numerous flights, authorities said Wednesday.
By us.rd.yahoo.com

Man faces charges in Puerto Rico mercury spill (AP via Yahoo! News)

An airline passenger faces U.S. federal charges after illegally carrying mercury that leaked inside his suitcase, forcing Puerto Rico’s main international airport to shut down several terminals and delay numerous flights, an FBI spokesman said Wednesday.
By us.rd.yahoo.com

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