Posted on Apr 5, 2022
Mercury, Other Contamination Found in Water Tests at Pearl Harbor-Hickam as Navy Announces New...
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Given how long those facilities have been in use and complete, or almost, ignorance of potential contamination 70 or more years ago this isn't exactly surprising. What is disturbing is the bureaucracy involved with trying to rectify the condition.
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Mercury is a naturally-occurring chemical element found in rock in the earth's crust, including in deposits of coal. On the periodic table, it has the symbol "Hg" and its atomic number is 80. It exists in several forms:
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