available on the market, mentioned significant
concerns about tracking of liquid mercury
from spill areas into indoor environments, and
offered various documents to facilitate the
removal action. After transmitting the ToxFAQ
on elemental mercury and the Suggested Action
Level Guide developed for use at various sites
in Region V via fax and electronic mail, ATSDR
advised the on-scene coordinator about clean-
up challenges posed by porous materials and
electronic devices. ATSDR also recommended
that the on-scene coordinator consult with EPA
Region V about the relatively recent experience
with several thousands of homes potentially
contaminated with mercury.
Georgia Pacific Hydrogen Sulfide,
Pennington, Alabama
In the first formal collaboration under a
Memorandum of Understanding with the
Chemical Safety Investigation Board (CSB),
ATSDR assisted the CSB with the public health
and medical aspects of an investigation into a
release of toxic gas that resulted in the deaths
of two construction contractors and the injury
of perhaps a dozen more workers. ATSDR staff
members met with the health care providers
involved in responding to the incident and dis-
cussed the events surrounding the release with
the surviving workers. The incident occurred
at a Georgia-Pacific pulp and paper mill in
Pennington, Alabama.
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