NORTHVILLE, Mich. – Environmental Protection Agency crews are on scene at a home on Carpenter Street in Northville, cleaning up after a mercury spill from a grandfather clock’s pendulum was reported last Wednesday.
The agency responded the following morning and confirmed elevated mercury levels inside the home. Mercury is a toxic liquid metal that can release harmful vapors into the air and lead to serious neurological problems.
“What we have seen with mercury spills like this is that if it is not addressed right away, the mercury vapors will continue to spread,” said Steve Hall, a U.S. EPA Region 5 on-scene coordinator…