Contamination from the mercury spill discovered in the Martinez Amtrak parking lot on Monday is wider than initially believed, according to Contra Costa County health officials. A garbage truck inadvertently spread the hazardous waste.
On Tuesday evening, Contra Costa Health issued a Level 2 Hazardous Material Public Health Advisory for areas of downtown Martinez near the train station. "Minor mercury contamination was found in the street on Martina Vista to Alhambra to Buckley to Berrellesa. If residents must be in the area, please stay on the sidewalk, the health agency advised, shortly after 8 p.m.
The contamination is limited to the streets, officials said and has not been found in amounts great enough to cause an immediate risk to health. People and their pets are being told to use sidewalks, so they don't track the mercury indoors. Portions of the streets the material was found on will be closed for several days for cleaning. "Marina Vista Avenue between the station and Alhambra Avenue; Alhambra from Marina Vista to Buckley Street; Buckley from Alhambra to Berrellesa Street; Berrellesa from Buckley north to the Martinez City Public Works yard," health officials said.
"Anyone at the Amtrak station Monday or anyone who walked along the affected streets that thinks they may have stepped in mercury should take precautions to avoid contact with it. Shoes or clothes that have touched mercury should be double bagged and sealed shut and placed outside. Call our Hazmat Program atduring regular business hours for further handling instructions," health officials said.
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