U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

HTTPS

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Pine Acres Mercury Spill

 
Site Contact:
Subash Patel
OSC

(patel.subash@epa.gov)

Site Location:
4701 Pine Acres Court
Atlanta, GA 30338
 response.epa.gov/pineacresmercuryspill
NRC#: 970658

At 10:30 on 3/21/11 Telephone Duty received an NRC report for a mercury spill of one teaspoon located in Atlanta, Georgia. The spill ocurred several months ago in the basement of a home. The spill apparently came from a tool used to work on motercycles. The resident of the home attempted to clean up the spill using paper towels. The tool was bagged and set outside the home. The resident stated that even after a few months there were visible beads of mercury outside the basement door. OSC Patel was dispatched to determine the disposition of the mercury and impacts to the home.


For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.