HEALTH CONSULTATION
DURAND MERCURY INCIDENT
DURAND, SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
March 11, 2003
Prepared by:
Michigan Department of Community Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INCIDENT AND RESPONSE
DISCUSSION
COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
PREPARERS OF REPORT
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A: PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY SHIAWASSEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REGARDING MISSING VIALS OF MERCURY
CERTIFICATION
LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS
Photo 1. Junked commercial van where several vials of mercury were found, Durand, Michigan
Photo 2. Contents of junked van where several vials of mercury were found, Durand, Michigan
Photo 3. Abandoned van in "Tylers Field" where mercury was brought, Durand, Michigan
Photo 4. Interior of abandoned van where mercury was brought, showing area where beads were seen, Durand, Michigan
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