Mercury has been the center of public attention for sometime now du e its high toxicity. There are many ways dangerous concentrations o f elemental mercury can get into the soil including illegal dumpin g of contaminated wastes, manufacturing effluents, and even the sim ple operation and maintenance of mercury manometers. Testing and removal of mercury contaminated soil is a costly and ti me consuming job. Waiting to find out lab results from each sample batch can take hours. But now it^s possible to get lab quality resu lts on site, and in only a few minutes.