re: Another Mercury Spill in School

[Guest guest]

Its no simple matter to make a building mercury-free. Think about getting rid of every fluorescent bulb and every mercury switch. They stopped passing liquid mercury around in science class a long time ago and its easy enough not to have mercury thermometers, but bulbs and building supplies are another matter.Shell Bleiweiss

Law Offices of Shell J. Bleiweiss

Environmental and OSHA Law

Chicago and Barrington, Illinois

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Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 8:08 AMTo: iequality Subject: Another Mercury Spill in School

It seems like we just can't learn that schools should be mercury free. This incident sent one student to a local hospital with three others treated onsite. Information on this incident and attempts in some states to make schools mercury free is available at: http://healthmad.com/occupational-health-and-safety/mercury-spill-in-school/

[Guest guest]

Excellent point

 

Its no simple matter to make a building mercury-free. Think about getting rid of every fluorescent bulb and every mercury switch. They stopped passing liquid mercury around in science class a long time ago and its easy enough not to have mercury thermometers, but bulbs and building supplies are another matter.

Shell BleiweissLaw Offices of Shell J. BleiweissEnvironmental and OSHA LawChicago and Barrington, Illinoissbleiweiss@...

http://www.shell-bleiweiss.com

Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 8:08 AMTo: iequality

Subject: Another Mercury Spill in School  

It seems like we just can't learn that schools should be mercury free. This incident sent one student to a local hospital with three others treated onsite. Information on this incident and attempts in some states to make schools mercury free is available at: http://healthmad.com/occupational-health-and-safety/mercury-spill-in-school/

[Guest guest]

A larger issue may be mercury emissions from "Tartan" gymnasium floors. Polyurethane gym floors used mercury as a catalyst for the reaction of two resins used to form the flooring. Another issue with two component polyurethances is the emission of isocyanates during the curing phase.Mike McGuinness, CIH, ABIH-IRQ, CIAQP