On Tuesday, August 7th, a USPS processing and distribution center in Coppell, Texas experienced a mercury spill from a mailed package.
The spill was significant enough to shut down operations but quickly contained.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) along with industrial hygiene companies were called in to perform measurements and remediation, following an established emergency protocol. The EPA’s preferred instruments for detecting mercury were the portable mercury vapor analyzers supplied by Ohio Lumex.
Ohio Lumex analyzers utilized at the cleanup:
Please click on the following links for additional articles about this spill:
- NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth: Coppell Mailing Facility Resuming Daily Operations After Mercury Spill
- USPS.com: Mail Processing Operations Resume at North Texas Postal Facility
- Fox 4 News: Mercury spill at Coppell USPS center halts mail service
Ohio Lumex is proud to be the mercury experts, trusted since 1999 by industrial hygienists, first responders, and EPA offices throughout the United States.
