A water concentration of 1 ug/L (or parts per billion) of mercury is roughly equivalent to the mercury contained in a small thermometer diluted in 0.5 million gallons of water. This small amount of mercury left in a sink trap could contaminate the wastewater discharged from a large facility for many months.
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