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| Below is help and answers to questions regarding Mercury Thermometers. If you have any other questions please email us by clicking on the link provided. |  |
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 | Before beginning the clean up, change into old clothes and shoes that cen be thrown away if they get contaminated with mercury. NOTE: If you wear gold jewellery, either remove the jewellery or wear good protective gloves. If the liquid mercury comes in to contact with gold, the mercury becomes permanently bonded to the gold and ruins it. Wearing gloves is a good idea to prevent mercury from lodging under the fingernails while cleaning. 1. Increase ventilation in the room with outside air and close the room off from the rest of the house. If available, use fans for at least one hour to help ventilate the room. 2. Pick up the mercury with an eyedropper or scoop up beads with a piece of heavy paper. 3. Wide sticky tape can be used to pick up any small glass particles or mercury beads. 4. Powdered sulpher (available at gerden centres) can be used to bind any remaining mercury. When the sulphur combines with mercury it turns from yellow to brown. 5. Place the mercury contaminated instruments and any broken glass inside three bags. Place this pacakage into a sealable plastic container. 6. Throw away everything that may have been exposed to the mercury including towels, bedding, clothes if they were contaiminated. 7. Call your local health department for the nearest approved mercury disposal location. If disposal at such a location is not possible, dispose of the plastic container according to local requirements. 8. If weather permits leave windows open for approximately two days to make sure the area is completely ventilated. 9. Wash your hands well with soap and water afterwards. Shower well if you think any mercury thouched other parts of your body.  |
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