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Science 11 August 1972:
Vol. 177. no. 4048, pp. 513 - 514
DOI: 10.1126/science.177.4048.513
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Mercury Vapor Concentrations inside Buildings

Robert S. Foot 1

1 GeoSensors Inc., 9731 Denton Drive, Dallas, Texas 75220

The concentrations of elemental gaseous mercury in several homes, offices, and laboratories in the Dallas area have been measured. The values are substantially higher than the ambient natural background concentration, about 3 nanograms of mercury per cubic meter of air in San Francisco, Dallas, and Washington, D.C.


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