Chronology Current Month Current Thread Current Date
[Year List] [Month List (current year)] [Date Index] [Thread Index] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Date Prev] [Date Next]

Re: Mercury spills



On Wed, 5 May 1999, Glenn A. Carlson wrote:
As I recall, the incident involved much more than just one thermometer
("gallons" sticks in my mind). A handful of stories ran over a few
weeks in my local newspaper. Don't just take my word for it, though
(after all, this IS the internet) Perhaps, I can relocate more reliable
information.

A gallon of Hg weighs around 110 pounds.

Current retail price of Hg is about $30/lb.

I'm skeptical about somebody having gallons of mercury in their house :-)

Best wishes,

Larry


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Larry Cartwright
Physics, Physical Science, Internet Teacher
Charlotte High School, 378 State Street, Charlotte MI 48813
<physics@scnc.cps.k12.mi.us> or <science@scnc.cps.k12.mi.us>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~