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“You never fully recover from mercury poisoning.”

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“I do not respond well to fraudulent systems of employee protection.”

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“I am committed to stamping out illegal activities in professional astronomy.”

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“It was common to be exposed to smashed mercury filled spectral calibration lamps in astronomy.”

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“While handling mercury systems in the employment of Columbia University and Dartmouth College, I have no recollection of receiving industry recognized health and safety training for the workplace hazards present.”

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“In all of the workplaces that I have been in, broken mercury lamps were swept up with the nearest brush and pan and the broken glass thrown into the closest trash can. There were no records kept of mercury releases or where they had occurred.”

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“I never received any industry recognized training in astronomy on how to safely clean up smashed mercury filled florescent tubes.”

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“When I worked at Columbia University and Dartmouth College we would handle the rubber filled mercury mirror support system with bare hands and no respiratory protection. What was ironic was that we were visually inspecting it for leaks and that microscopic leaks could be entering our bodies through our bare skin and respiratory tracts. I had no industry recognized training in correctly handling mercury systems, dealing with unexpected spills, the health hazards and the correct storage protocols. When I reflect on the mercury filled rubber mirror support band, it was just one of the many incompetence's that astronomers were subjecting their unsuspecting staff to.”

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