A suspect was arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection with a mercury scare that shut down an elementary school on Wednesday; and at least one child is exhibiting symptoms of mercury exposure, ...

Mercury is a heavy metal that's commonly found in the natural world. Mercury poisoning happens as a result of too much exposure to mercury. You can be exposed to mercury in a number of ways, and it ...

SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red stripes ...

WENTZVILLE, Mo. — The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating a spill of elemental mercury that sent a child to the hospital. A press release from the EPA said children at a Wentzville, ...

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WENTZVILLE, Mo. – Children from three Wentzville families are recovering from mercury poisoning after coming in contact with the substance through an old thermometer. “It can absorb through the skin ...

A worker holds a rope that his colleagues use to climb out of one of the caverns while mining for mercury in San Joaquin, Mexico, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico ...