Maine 2004 Time to update this story?
October 18, 2008
8:00 am
Portland (ME) Press-Herald Monday, October 18, 2004, "MAINE FINDS STOCKPILES OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AT SCHOOL" by MEREDITH GOAD, Portland Press Herald Writer. A two-year program originally designed to get mercury out of Maine schools has uncovered stockpiles of potentially dangerous chemicals, including agents used in chemical warfare, that could cost millions to clean up. So far, 6,500 pounds and more than 1,000 gallons of hazardous waste have been removed from science labs, maintenance departments, art and vocational classrooms, and nurses' stations in 80 Maine schools.
