The scene: The supermarket checkout line.

The activity: I’m browsing People magazine.

I happened across the story about Jeremy Piven dropping out of a Broadway show … due to mercury poisoning … due to eating sushi twice a day … for 20 years.

That sounds funny, but the symptoms weren’t. Piven had problems with balance, memory, vision and breathing. He faced fatigue, fainting and risk of heart attack. Mercury can also cause kidney failure and psychiatric problems.

Yikes. Be careful. We carry a nice line of items for mercury testing and cleanup.

Today, I came across this article that reminded me that fluorescent bulbs require special disposal because they contain mercury. It also mentions a special EPA reduce-and-recycle effort, the Mercury Challenge (cool name).

We have stuff for fluorescent bulb recycling and other responsible disposal. Check it out. Use it. Do it for Piven.

By Keith

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