Contra Costa County has lifted a health advisory for downtown Martinez, eight days after a mercury spill was discovered near the Amtrak station.
has lifted a health advisory for downtown Martinez, eight days after a mercury spill was discovered near the Amtrak station.
"At no point did we detect enough mercury on city streets to cause an immediate health concern," Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Contra Costa County's health officer, said in the statement. "The primary concern was reducing the risk of people tracking it inside, where over time it could cause health issues." The mercury is believed to have been placed in a garbage can in the train station parking lot, where a city crew collected it, the department said.
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