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Brenau University Mercury Spill

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Initial assessment of garbage pen where damaged mercury containers were staged by RP faculty<br />Date Taken: 8/14/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Evaluating mercury release to parking area near garbage pen<br />Date Taken: 8/14/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Asphalt floor of garbage pen after bulk of debris was renmoved. Note silver beads of mercury.<br />Date Taken: 8/14/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Garbage pen mercury vapor survey after floor had been MercX stabilized and swept clean. <br />Date Taken: 8/14/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Room 22 from which mercury-containing devices were removed. Note storage closet to right of START survey member.<br />Date Taken: 8/14/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
EPA OSC discussing tactics with ERRS Response Manager<br />Date Taken: 8/17/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View of BLDG 615 from SW corner<br />Date Taken: 8/17/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
lab and closet as viewed from outside (w/fans in window)<br />Date Taken: 7/17/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Merc vacuum operation<br />Date Taken: 8/17/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
mercury vacuum operations in Level C<br />Date Taken: 8/17/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
air monitoring during intrusive activity<br />Date Taken: 7/17/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Merc-vac after removing suspect floor tile <br />Date Taken: 8/17/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Tile removal to access mercury beads<br />Date Taken: 8/17/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Removing vinyl base to access free mercury beads<br />Date Taken: 8/17/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Room 22 closet after lower shelf and all items removed<br />Date Taken: 8/18/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Lab after 2nd tile-removing event due to hot spot at table leg<br />Date Taken: 7/18/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
carpet removal in corridor from Lab 22 to elevator lobby<br />Date Taken: 7/18/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
elevator lobby after carpet removed<br />Date Taken: 8/18/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
vacuum operation along path from bldg door to garbage pen<br />Date Taken: 7/18/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
mercury vacuuming operation along path from bldg to garbage pen<br />Date Taken: 8/18/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
heating residual mercury near garbage pen<br />Date Taken: 8/18/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
two box fans venting closet of R22<br />Date Taken: 8/20/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Bldg 615 after closure sampling. R22 windows left open and closet venting w/fans<br />Date Taken: 8/20/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
bags of mercury-contaminated property from lab 22<br />Date Taken: 10/2/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:


Initial assessment of garbage pen where damaged mercury containers were staged by RP faculty Evaluating mercury release to parking area near garbage pen Asphalt floor of garbage pen after bulk of debris was renmoved. Note silver beads of mercury. Garbage pen mercury vapor survey after floor had been MercX stabilized and swept clean. Room 22 from which mercury-containing devices were removed. Note storage closet to right of START survey member. EPA OSC discussing tactics with ERRS Response Manager View of BLDG 615 from SW corner lab and closet as viewed from outside (w/fans in window) Merc vacuum operation mercury vacuum operations in Level C air monitoring during intrusive activity Merc-vac after removing suspect floor tile Tile removal to access mercury beads Removing vinyl base to access free mercury beads Room 22 closet after lower shelf and all items removed Lab after 2nd tile-removing event due to hot spot at table leg carpet removal in corridor from Lab 22 to elevator lobby elevator lobby after carpet removed vacuum operation along path from bldg door to garbage pen mercury vacuuming operation along path from bldg to garbage pen heating residual mercury near garbage pen two box fans venting closet of R22 Bldg 615 after closure sampling. R22 windows left open and closet venting w/fans bags of mercury-contaminated property from lab 22