Post by devontehami on Jul 31, 2013 3:45:50 GMT -5
How to Dispose of Mercury if Thermometer Breaks?
When a mercury thermometer breaks, liquid mercury may spill out and can separate into small beads and can roll some distance away. Though, this is considered tiny amount (usually up to 3.0g - less than one-eighth of an ounce) and unlikely to cause problems for your health, yet one should take all precautions to ward off any possible contamination. Careful cleaning up of spilled mercury is required. Here are few cleaning up tips:
Open the doors and and eave them open for at least 15 minutes so that room is ventilated.
Stay out of the room till the room is ventilated.
Wear a rubber or plastic gloves clean up the mercury beads and broken glass.
Best way to collect up the spilled mercury beads is to use an empty plastic bottle to suck them up. You can also use a thin piece of card to collect up the spilled mercury bead.
Wipe the area with a damp cloth. Put collected mercury and the cloth in the same bag and seal it.
When a mercury thermometer breaks, liquid mercury may spill out and can separate into small beads and can roll some distance away. Though, this is considered tiny amount (usually up to 3.0g - less than one-eighth of an ounce) and unlikely to cause problems for your health, yet one should take all precautions to ward off any possible contamination. Careful cleaning up of spilled mercury is required. Here are few cleaning up tips:
Open the doors and and eave them open for at least 15 minutes so that room is ventilated.
Stay out of the room till the room is ventilated.
Wear a rubber or plastic gloves clean up the mercury beads and broken glass.
Best way to collect up the spilled mercury beads is to use an empty plastic bottle to suck them up. You can also use a thin piece of card to collect up the spilled mercury bead.
Wipe the area with a damp cloth. Put collected mercury and the cloth in the same bag and seal it.