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Since the early 1990s, U.S. environmental regulations have eliminated the development of mercury as a new product. Despite these changes targeting mercury use, alternatives have been slow to develop, and in cases such as precision measurement devices are not possible. As a result, mercury has been mined through reclamation and recycling processes.
Following two fires and months of emergency response, the EPA and local partners have finalized hazardous material removal at the Reading Drum site in Reading, Pennsylvania.
