We captured this mercury once, let's not let it get back into circulation and possibly end up polluting our air, water and soil.
From the Boston Globe
Massachusetts and other states may soon find a safe place to retire their stockpiles of dangerous mercury collected from thermometers, school science labs, and automobiles.
A Bush administration draft document calls for a strategy to manage all excess mercury stocks outside the federal government, ranging from industrial supplies to those picked up in neighborhood recycling drives.
If the recommendation becomes policy, (Arleen O'Donnell) said, "that will be the first tangible sign we've seen to a long-term commitment to dealing with mercury stockpile issues."
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