Case Study 2 Mercury Recovery Facility, environmental science homework help

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In 2-3 pages, please review and do a full study. This assignment will come from Chapter 5- page 5.4 “Mercury Recovery Facility…” In this study, briefly evaluate the information and your evaluation of the case. In addition, research the Internet and locate an incident that has a related occurrence to this incident. Please discuss and describe the entire case. Be sure to correctly cite all information and in accordance with APA formatting.

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Mercury Refining Company
The subject company started its operations in the onset of 1955 where it accepted waste
that contained mercury. The company then refined the mercury for sale (Chapter 5, n.d).
However, the company made a deliberate move to dump mercury-containing waste on the banks
of an unnamed tributary to a creek. This move depicts negligence on the part of the company.
From the onset of its operations, MEREA was a commercial hazardous site, and there was a need
to install proper disposal facilities to prevent cases of contamination and pollution. It means that
the authorities that approved MEREA’s operations were to assess the waste disposal capacity of
the company. The company also had an ethical obligation to ensure that waste management is in
order. However, the company embarked on rec...


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