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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 11 Sep 2017

    Hurricane Harvey left toxic silver beads of mercury on Texas man's propertyhttp://nyti.ms/2gOWTJA 

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      1. Got Speech?‏ @MoneyIsSpeech 11 Sep 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        The long lasting and real damage from Houston's flooded Toxic and Industrial sites begins now. Reports of skin rashes noted elsewhere.

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      1. Cory Barnett‏ @AbsolutelyCory 11 Sep 2017
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        I'm sure it's fine. Nothing to see. You know, here in Texas, we don't have the right to know what's in any of the chemical plants. Yay us!

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      1. Honda Fit‏ @politics1743 11 Sep 2017
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        Texas not a healthy place to live -polluted by industry which is protected by politicians

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      1. Marci Williams‏ @marci4heart 11 Sep 2017
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        No worries, I'm sure EPA scientists are all over this. My bad, scientists were fired. So, plaintiffs against EPA are all over this.

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      1. Neckbeard’s Eulogy‏ @SacredNeckbeard 11 Sep 2017
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        In Texas? Good luck with that

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      1. Plumbum  ☮‏ @plumbum821 11 Sep 2017
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        ...and when we were in school many, many years ago, we used to let beads of Mercury roll around in the palm of our hands. #scienceclass

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      1. Luca Turin‏ @Turin_Luca 11 Sep 2017
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        Liquid Hg not v toxic.

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      1. 2 years later  💎READY TO VOTE !‏ @susanna_g888 11 Sep 2017
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        Well I don't know if he is mercury but a good indication I won't be eating any seafood anytime soon

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      1. 2 years later  💎READY TO VOTE !‏ @susanna_g888 11 Sep 2017
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        I think what they're doing in the ocean destroying destroying without any care for residents of the ocean or the land ! Gas companies

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      1. Don Julio‏ @don_julio6 11 Sep 2017
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        It came from stellar supernovae.

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      1. Sylvia Baird‏ @baird_sylbaird 11 Sep 2017
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        This is why we need the EPA to investigate these chemicals in plants

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      1. Brian Perry‏ @andraddict 11 Sep 2017
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        Maybe it's from one of the ~12 superfund sites.

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      1. Trilliam O. Douglas‏ @p_w_black 11 Sep 2017
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        Obviously from a sunken thermometer tanker

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      1. Louvet Travel‏ @LouvetTravel 11 Sep 2017
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        Scary!

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      1. Margot Pimentel‏ @MARGOTinJapan 11 Sep 2017
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        Don't touch it! Don't even breathe near it. 😷

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      1. iamtheMAGAbot‏ @iamtheMAGAbot 11 Sep 2017
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        #MAGA hurricaneful harveyful left silverful beads of mercuryful on texasful man'sful propertyful

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      1. Chris Bitler‏ @ChrisBitler 11 Sep 2017
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        Mercury is very heavy, compared to water. Hard to believe it washed up??

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