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I'm guessing he works with mercury. Just a guess, though. :)

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by Xilman (Hermit) on Jun 20, 2010 at 07:40 UTC

    "I'm guessing he works with mercury. Just a guess, though. :)"

    I've not worked with mercury for many years now, so the effects should have worn off. But, yes, I have worked with significant amounts of metallic Hg and its compounds in a previous life. My degree was in chemistry and, of course, we took appropriate precautions with the chemicals we used.

    Paul