[Noisebridge-discuss] Mercury vapor analyzer rental

[Al Billings]

On Jul 1, 2009, at 12:26 PM, Ani Niow wrote:

> So the amount of mercury that was cleaned up is equivilent to what you
> would find in is of those little mazes you may have had as a kid. The
> table in which it was found on was cleaned up (twice) and the rug that
> was under the table was disposed of.
>
> Mercury is definitely toxic and it is certainly a concern, but as
> someone that was there during the cleanup, they pretty much got it
> all. If there is any traces left anywhere it's gone by now. A mercury
> detector and especially an entire hazmat team is wholly unecessary  
> IMO.
>
> If you want to be paranoid about it go right ahead, but if you had
> actually seen the miniscule amount that was discovered this whole
> mercury discussion would have ended days ago as it well should have.

I think part of the paranoia is that, as far as I know, no one has  
said where the mercury came from. That means that there could,  
potentially, be more mercury in other places since we don't know what  
object on or above the table dropped it and whether that same object  
is, for example, sitting on a shelf or in the work area in back,  
leaking mercury.

Al