WOODSTOCK, Ga. — A crew from the Environmental Protection Agency is decontaminating a Cherokee County home where mercury was discovered.
Channel 2 Action News first told you about the discovery last week.
Officials said the people living in the home along Apache Trail in Woodstock were storing up to a pint of mercury in the basement. Some of it leaked.
"They couldn't tell me where it came from. They said they've had it for a long time, a number of years," EPA coordinator Stephen Ball said. "Some teens were at the house and discovered the mercury and accidentally spilled it."
Health officials saidneighbors are not at risk.
One of the teens attends Ace Academy in Canton, and someone at school noticed mercury in the teen's hair.
The EPA tested the school, but said there were no signs of contamination.
Any residents with questions or concerns are asked to call the EPA at 404-317-9885.
WSBTV
