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The Problem with Mercury
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Quicksilver
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Mad as a Hatter
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Mercury in our Environment
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Mercury in our Food
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Mercury Magnified
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Mercury in the SF Bay
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Protecting our Health
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Three Things YOU Can Do To Stay Safe With Mercury
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Three Things YOU Can Do To Stay Safe With Mercury
- NEVER play with mercury or use it for certain hobbies. Touching mercury and inhaling or breathing in its vapors can make you very sick.
- Your parents can get a FREE digital thermometer by trading in their old mercury one at three different San Francisco locations:
- SF Environment – 11 Grove St. at Hyde St.
- UCSF Bookstore – 500 Parnassus Ave. at Hillway & 3rd Ave.
- SF Household Hazardous Waste Facility – 501 Tunnel Ave. at Recycle Rd.
- If a mercury thermometer breaks, immediately leave the area and tell your parents to visit www.epa.gov/mercury/spills/index.htm#thermometer so they can learn how to clean it up as safely as possible.
Learn more about Mercury:
Take this Mercury IQ Test!
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