Hazmat response after MIT student claims to synthesize deadly dimethyl mercury
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An MIT graduate student allegedly synthesized dimethyl mercury, a highly toxic compound, triggering a major hazmat response, the closure of Building 18, and a lab safety investigation, though initial tests show no mercury exposure.
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- Decontamination ongoing after MIT student reports creating dimethyl mercury USA Today
- MIT closes building after toxic incident Cambridge Day
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