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ERIC Number: EJ348000
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Reference Count: 0
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Student Exposure to Mercury Vapors.
Weber, Joyce
Journal of Chemical Education, v63 n9 pA224-A25 Sep 1986
Discusses the problem of mercury vapors caused by spills in high school and college laboratories. Describes a study which compared the mercury vapor levels of laboratories in both an older and a newer building. Concludes that the mercurial contamination of chemistry laboratories presents minimal risks to the students. (TW)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Chemistry, College Science, Hazardous Materials, Higher Education, Labor Standards, Laboratory Procedures, Laboratory Safety, Occupational Safety and Health, Public Health, School Safety, Science Education, Science Laboratories, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Mercury (Metal)