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Elevated Mercury Levels Detected Outside Middle School On Long Island Elevated Mercury Levels Detected Outside Middle School On Long Island
Elevated Mercury Levels Detected Outside Middle School On Long Island Preliminary air quality tests determined that there were elevated mercury levels coming from the cesspool area outside a Long Island middle school. Some students at Northport Middle School had to be relocated in recent weeks due to an “indoor air quality issue,” the district announced last month. An outside environmental firm concluded this week that the issue was due to high mercury levels that made certain students and teachers feel sick the past few years. The new tests led to the temporary closure of three classrooms for sixth and seventh graders as they continue to test and evaluate th…

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