Table 4.

Range of mercury vapor (Hg) levels in three households.

Location or Items	Hg Vapor Range a in Homes (µg/m3)
Bedroom Breathing Zones	0.50–8.0
Bedding	1–200 b
Clean Clothing	0.3–20
Dirty Clothing	17–200
Washers	6–11
Dryers	0.1–1.0
User’s Hands	6–230
Jars of Cream	12–999 c
Bagged Personal Items (stuffed animals, remote controls, backpacks, make-up brushes)	1.7–127

Note: ^a All measurements were taken with either the Jerome J405 Mercury Vapor Analyzer, the Lumex RA-915 +, or the Lumex^® RA-915 Light; ^b Maximum limit of detection for the Lumex^® RA-915 Light. Actual mercury vapor levels are presumably higher; ^c 999 µg/m³ is the maximum limit of detection for the Jerome J405. Actual mercury vapor levels were presumably higher.