Mercury spill, cover-up alleged at Hill Air Force Base | The Salt Lake Tribune

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Mercury spill, cover-up alleged at Hill Air Force Base | The Salt Lake Tribune

Officials at Hill Air Force Base failed to report a mercury spill in 2007 and ordered untrained workers to clean up the hazardous waste with vacuum cleaners instead of calling in experts as federal regulations require, documents released Wednesday allege. The spill may have put the health of thousands in jeopardy, as mercury leaked into the ground with the potential to contaminate water supplies in Davis County. More than 60 pounds of mercury spilled during a retrofit when Hill Air Force Base (H

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