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Powell Residential Mercury Spill

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The plastic jar of mercury contained approximately 10 ounces of mercury prior to the spill. An estimated 1-2 ounces of mercury may have spilled during the break. Credit: Resident.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: 44.748124<br />Longitude: -108.749425<br />Tags:
A 50 pound sack of rodenticide was discovered in the garage with the mercury. An estimated 30 lbs of rodenticide remains. Credit: Resident.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: 44.748124<br />Longitude: -108.749425<br />Tags:
Close up of the 1/2 gallon of nitric acid. Credit: Resident.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: 44.748124<br />Longitude: -108.749425<br />Tags:
Half-gallon of nitric acid (approximately 0.75 full) was found in the garage with the mercury. Credit: Resident.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: 44.748124<br />Longitude: -108.749425<br />Tags:
Mercury cleanup at the residential garage. The spill happened just on the other side of the door on the right. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/15/2021<br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
The mercury spill occurred near the red can on the shelf in the left of the image. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/15/2021<br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Mercury beads found on the stone pathway leading to the side doors of the residential garage. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/15/2021<br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Mercury beads found on the stone pathway leading to the side doors of the residential garage. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/15/2021<br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Mercury beads captured at the threshold of the side door at the garage. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/15/2021<br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Mercury beads captured at the threshold of the side door at the garage (close up). Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/15/2021<br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Collecting elemental mercury from the unoccupied garage. Credit: Environmental Restoration.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Collecting elemental mercury from the unoccupied garage. Credit: Environmental Restoration.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Unoccupied garage following removal of dry wall during clean up phase. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/17/2021<br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
START monitoring after the clean up phase in the unoccupied garage. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/17/2021<br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Clearance Plot from the unoccupied garage dated January 19, 2021. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/19/2021<br />Category: Unoccupied Garage<br />Latitude: 44.748124<br />Longitude: -108.749425<br />Tags:
START screening the bathroom in a nearby home that was impacted. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/14/2021<br />Category: Occupied Home<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
START screening the living room in a nearby home that was impacted. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/14/2021<br />Category: Occupied Home<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
START screening a utility room in a nearby occupied home that was impacted. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/14/2021<br />Category: Occupied Home<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Jacuzzi bathtub and drain where elevated levels of mercury were detected. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/14/2021<br />Category: Occupied Home<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
The homeowner Stitch. Minor contamination was detected on Stitch, he got a bath. Credit: EPA.<br />Date Taken: 1/14/2021<br />Category: Occupied Home<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Clearance Plot from the bathroom of the occupied residence dated January 18, 2021. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/18/2021<br />Category: Occupied Home<br />Latitude: 44.7480135<br />Longitude: -108.7557684<br />Tags:
Clearance Plot from the living room of the occupied residence dated January 18, 2021. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/18/2021<br />Category: Occupied Home<br />Latitude: 44.7480326<br />Longitude: -108.7557336<br />Tags:
Waste that was temporarily stored at a nearby Fire Department for disposal. Credit: EPA.<br />Date Taken: 1/18/2021<br />Category: Fire Department<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Composite TCLP sample of mercury impacted material from the residential garage and near by home. Credit: TetraTech.<br />Date Taken: 1/18/2021<br />Category: Fire Department<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:


The plastic jar of mercury contained approximately 10 ounces of mercury prior to the spill. An estimated 1-2 ounces of mercury may have spilled during the break. Credit: Resident. A 50 pound sack of rodenticide was discovered in the garage with the mercury. An estimated 30 lbs of rodenticide remains. Credit: Resident. Close up of the 1/2 gallon of nitric acid. Credit: Resident. Half-gallon of nitric acid (approximately 0.75 full) was found in the garage with the mercury. Credit: Resident. Mercury cleanup at the residential garage. The spill happened just on the other side of the door on the right. Credit: TetraTech. The mercury spill occurred near the red can on the shelf in the left of the image. Credit: TetraTech. Mercury beads found on the stone pathway leading to the side doors of the residential garage. Credit: TetraTech. Mercury beads found on the stone pathway leading to the side doors of the residential garage. Credit: TetraTech. Mercury beads captured at the threshold of the side door at the garage. Credit: TetraTech. Mercury beads captured at the threshold of the side door at the garage (close up). Credit: TetraTech. Collecting elemental mercury from the unoccupied garage. Credit: Environmental Restoration. Collecting elemental mercury from the unoccupied garage. Credit: Environmental Restoration. Unoccupied garage following removal of dry wall during clean up phase. Credit: TetraTech. START monitoring after the clean up phase in the unoccupied garage. Credit: TetraTech. Clearance Plot from the unoccupied garage dated January 19, 2021. Credit: TetraTech. START screening the bathroom in a nearby home that was impacted. Credit: TetraTech. START screening the living room in a nearby home that was impacted. Credit: TetraTech. START screening a utility room in a nearby occupied home that was impacted. Credit: TetraTech. Jacuzzi bathtub and drain where elevated levels of mercury were detected. Credit: TetraTech. The homeowner Stitch. Minor contamination was detected on Stitch, he got a bath. Credit: EPA. Clearance Plot from the bathroom of the occupied residence dated January 18, 2021. Credit: TetraTech. Clearance Plot from the living room of the occupied residence dated January 18, 2021. Credit: TetraTech. Waste that was temporarily stored at a nearby Fire Department for disposal. Credit: EPA. Composite TCLP sample of mercury impacted material from the residential garage and near by home. Credit: TetraTech.