MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1996 May 24;45(20):422-4.
Potential sources of elemental mercury in residential settings include mercury switches, mercury-containing devices (e.g., thermostats and thermometers), and mercury obtained from laboratories, dental offices, or other industrial sources. In January 1995, pools of elemental mercury were found in a five-story factory building that had been converted to residential use in Hoboken, New Jersey; the building previously had been used to manufacture mercury vapor lamps. This report summarizes the investigation by the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the Hoboken Board of Health, and the Hudson Regional Health Commission (HRHC), which identified high levels of mercury vapor in the building and indicated that residents had been exposed to high levels of mercury.
居民环境中元素汞的潜在来源包括汞开关、含汞设备（如恒温器和温度计），以及从实验室、牙科诊所或其他工业来源获得的汞。1995年1月，在新泽西州霍博肯市一栋已改为住宅用途的五层工厂建筑中发现了几滩元素汞；该建筑此前曾用于制造汞蒸气灯。本报告总结了新泽西州卫生部（NJDOH）、美国环境保护局（EPA）、有毒物质和疾病登记署（ATSDR）、霍博肯市卫生局以及哈德逊地区卫生委员会（HRHC）的调查情况，调查发现该建筑内汞蒸气含量很高，并表明居民已接触到高浓度的汞。
