Guest guest Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 BY PAUL H.B. SHIN DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER City inspectors have discovered dangerous levels of mercury vapor in Brooklyn's tallest building, triggering a cleanup before the landmark is converted to luxury condos, the Daily News has learned. Air samples taken inside the Williamsburgh Savings Bank, a longtime mecca for dentists, who use mercury for fillings, showed that mercury vapor levels exceeded the government-allowed limit in at least one room, according to a city Health Department inspection in June. In a former dentist's office on the eighth floor of the 34-story tower, an air sampler recorded 2,300 to 2,400 nanograms of mercury vapor per cubic meter, more than twice the level that would trigger a cleanup in a residential unit. A third of the other locations checked had vapor levels exceeding the residential thresholds of 200 to 300 nanograms recommended by two government agencies, even though they were under the limit that would mandate a cleanup, the inspection showed. - - - - - Reply with your name and street or po box address for your free copy of The Holistic Dental Digest PLUS, now in its 27th year and helping people on 5 continents. jmittelman --What dentists aren't likely to learn in Dental School Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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