Mercury occurs in three forms: elemental mercury, inorganic mercury, and organic mercury. Elemental mercury is mostly found in thermometers and certain electrical switches. Inorganic mercury is more ...
Federal OSHA inspectors cited a Long Island thermometer manufacturer for overexposing their employees to elemental mercury (Hg) at its West Babylon, New York facility. OSHA determined Kessler ...
Some latex house paints release dangerous levels of mercury vapor. Check the label. Latex paints sold after August 1990 must carry a warning if they contain a mercury additive. A recent study by the ...
House Resources Committee Chairman Richard W. Pombo (R-CA) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Chairman Jim Gibbons (R-NV) released on February 16 a detailed report on the science of mercury ...