Kitty Hawk Residential Mercury Spill; Kitty Hawk, NC

Kitty Hawk, NC | 2000-Jun-20

Initial Notification: On June 20 2000, Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO) Hampton Roads received a report from EPA region 4 (Atlanta) of a release in Kitty Hawk, NC of elemental mercury by children and subsequent potential for mercury contamination of private residences. The initial report describe the release to be 1/4 to 1/2 cup of mercury. USCG district 5. Keyword: mercury, NIOSH, EPA, ERT, REAC, HEPA vacuum, Jerome mercury vapor analyzer.