Boise hazmat responds to a mercury spill at an apartment Originally published on Idaho News Ada County dispatch says Boise firefighters are on scene of a mercury spill at an apartment. It’s happening in the 900 block of East Logan St. The road is currently blocked off while hazmat crews decontaminate the apartment. Written by Staff Writer October 12, 2020October 12, 2020
Mercury spill from broken thermometer prompts HazMat response to Mashpee Originally published on CapeCod MASHPEE – A broken mercury thermometer prompted a Hazardous Materials response in Mashpee. The incident happened about 3:30 PM at a residence on Seaview Lane. Residents were evacuated while the technicians safely cleaned up the spill. No injuries were reported. Written by Staff Writer October 8, 2020October 8, 2020
Hazmat team called to third mercury spill at Stanley Park this month Originally published on CBC Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services were called to the Stanley Park Brewing Restaurant on Tuesday. Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services’ hazardous materials team has been called to three incidents where mercury was spilled in Stanley Park in a matter of weeks, with the most recent incident taking place at the Stanley […] Written by Staff Writer September 30, 2020September 30, 2020
Hazmat team called to Stanley Park for mercury spill in public washroom Originally published on CBC ’The mercury was kind of spread around, it was in fine droplets,’ said assistant fire chief. A hazmat team was called to Stanley Park’s Second Beach on Sunday morning after park rangers found mercury in a public washroom. Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services said park rangers were opening up the washroom when […] Written by Staff Writer September 28, 2020September 28, 2020
Hazmat crews called to Harwich Port for mercury spill from broken thermometer Originally published on CapeCod HARWICH PORT – Hazardous Materials technicians were called to Harwich Port around 9 PM Tuesday. According to reports, a mercury thermometer was broken causing a spill of the hazardous substance. The spill was contained to a sink at an apartment on Harold Street. No injuries were reported. Written by Staff Writer August 18, 2020August 24, 2020
Training Mercury Spill Response According to UpperMichigansource.com: ERWIN TOWNSHIP — Authorities have cleaned up what they called “a large mercury spill” Wednesday night in Gogebic County. The Upper Peninsula Regional Hazardous Materials Team was called out to a home in Erwin Township. A homeowner was cleaning the basement when a glass bottle of mercury was knocked over, breaking on […] Written by Phil Ambrose March 2, 2016March 2, 2016
Study Uncovers Cross-Border Hazmat Trade Violations When you hear about illegal border crossings, you probably don’t think about hazardous materials — but you should. New research shows that an alarming amount of dangerous chemicals are illegally transported, despite strict rules regarding their movement. According to Science Daily, researchers from China and Switzerland analyzed public trade data from the United Nations Comtrade […] Written by Phil Ambrose August 10, 2023August 11, 2023
Miniature Tech Could Improve Hazmat Detection A team of scientists in Europe have produced a proof-of-concept device that could improve such things as hazardous materials detection and air monitoring. The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology reported that scientists at Empa, ETH Zurich, EPFL, the University of Salamanca, Spain, the European Space Agency and the University of Basel “has […] Written by Phil Ambrose November 23, 2022November 23, 2022
3 Takeaways From 2 Suspicious Materials Hazmat Calls In the span of five days, neighboring Florida counties each had a suspicious package call that brought out hazmat teams and bomb squads. Both, thankfully, turned out to be neither malicious nor hazardous. Yet, both provided some good lessons for training for and responding to the suspicious-package call. The first call came in to Martin […] Written by Phil Ambrose September 1, 2022September 1, 2022