MIT hazmat response after student claims to synthesize deadly dimethyl mercury
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An MIT graduate student arrived at an area ER claiming they had synthesized dimethyl mercury in Building 18 (the Dreyfus Building), triggering a campus hazmat response and decontamination. The student wasn’t authorized to handle the chemical; preliminary tests show no mercury exposure, though Building 18 remains closed as investigators assess the situation and cleaning continues.
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