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Re: Letter about mercury contamination of water in Bermuda 72-74

John,
Although I do not have a copy of the letter you write about, I recall the incident. I was stationed in Bermuda 71-73. The Seabees had ordered metal free paint for the Annex water catchment but didn't check it when it came in from supply. They used it for the water catchment and those of us stationed there drank it and bathed in it for months before it was discovered to have mercury. I remember being lined up to have medical tests to check on our exposure levels.
My medical records were lost in a theft in 1976 while I was on transfer so I have no official record regarding the mercury incident.
Chuck Gagnon

Re: Letter about mercury contamination of water in Bermuda 72-74

Thank you Jim and Chuck for the replies. So now I’m just glad I wasn’t just imagining the letter. I had no follow up tests and never heard from anyone again about Mercury contamination. So much for he “study”. I managed to get myself messed up pretty good even without the help of mercury anyway 😩

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