MIT Student Claims He Synthesized One of World’s Deadliest Chemicals, Triggering Massive Hazmat Response

MIT Student Claims He Synthesized One of World’s Deadliest Chemicals, Triggering Massive Hazmat Response

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MIT student claims he synthesized one of the deadliest chemicals known to man — sparking massive hazmat response

A student at MIT claimed he synthesized one of the world's deadliest chemicals last week — sparking a massive hazmat response and the closure of the lab where he worked.

MIT grad student hospitalized after possible exposure to mercury compound - Boston News, Weather, Sports

A building at MIT was evacuated and a graduate student has been hospitalized after they self-reported that they may have synthesized diimethyl mercury in a chemistry lab. In a statement, MIT confirmed offices across campus have been responding to a reported hazardous materials incident involving a single individual in a chem lab who claimed to have synthesized the compound, which is not authorized as part of their research program. “Emerging inf…

MIT student claims to synthesize dangerous chemical, prompting hazmat response

The situation started when a graduate student arrived at a local emergency room saying they had synthesized dimethyl mercury, a hazardous chemical, while...

MIT student hospitalized after being exposed to dimethyl mercury, city of Cambridge says - The Boston Globe

Late Wednesday night, officials at Massachusetts General Brigham said a person who had possibly been exposed to mercury was being treated.

Was there a dimethylmercury poisoning at MIT? Alleged email leaked as Building 18 remains shut amid emergency

MIT’s Building 18 was closed for decontamination after one student was exposed to unauthorized material, reportedly dimethylmercury, though unverified.