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Information for Responders
Lumex Instructions
Lumex Light Step-by-Step Instructions Lumex Mini Instructions (Updated 1/2015) Lumex RA-195 Step-by-Step Instructions |
Guidance for Mercury Vapor Screenings
- Mercury Vapor Level Quick Reference Guidance
- Investigation Log Form
- Common Mercury-Containing Items Table
Sample press releases and letters are available upon request (Contact us at 1-800-648-6942)
Mercury Spill Responses in Michigan by U.S. EPA
- Delhi Mercury Spill – residential spill in a furnace
- Ellsworth Mercury Site – residential spill of free-flowing mercury
- Chassell Mercury Spill – mercury containing item found in waterbody
- Mertz Road Mercury Spill – residential spill of free-flowing mercury
- Clarkston Mercury Spill – residential spill during foreclosure cleanout
- Carpenter Ave Mercury Release – residential spill of free-flowing mercury
- Port Huron School District Mercury Spill – mercury spill at a school
For more about MDHHS and U.S. EPA responses to mercury spills in Michigan, go to EPA's On-Scene Coordinator website.
Mercury Spill Workshop Presentations
- Are you a teacher or community organizer? These videos and presentations are great lessons on the dangers of mercury:
- Mercury: Dangerous Material
- Mercury: The Hazard You Don't See
- Mercury: US Environmental Protection Agency Mercury Spill Response and Lessons Learned
- Mercury: Detroit Regional Poison Control Presentation on the Human Health Effects
- Mercury: Local Health Department Response to Mercury Spills
- Mercury Spill Response Presentation by Northwest Michigan Community Health Agency
Interested in learning more about mercury spill response? Contact us at 1-800-648-6942 for information about our workshops!
More Information
Do you need more information? Check out the Mercury Videos and More page. Or call your local health department or the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 1-800-648-6942.