We have long since acquired modern electronic thermometers, however, the old reliable mercury old "meter" will certainly have in every home medicine cabinet. Caring mother detke measure the temperature of an electronic thermometer, and then certainly remeasure mercury - "old friend" does not lie, will show each and every degree.
Two minuses at him for a long time have to keep under his arm - this time, and he is dangerous if suddenly broken. Mercury is inside this "instrument" and its vapors are very harmful for the body. We'll show you how to behave, to gather mercury beads, glass shards thermometer and do not hurt yourself and loved ones.
1. Get everyone out of the room, do not forget about pets.
2. Wear a surgical mask or close the airway tissue.
3. Put your hands on rubber gloves Buy Shoes in rubber flip flops.
4.Prepare two plastic bags (one inside the other) - here we will collect the mercury.
5. Close the door to the room.
6. Open the windows to reduce the indoor temperature to 14-16 degrees. If outside the heat, turn on air conditioning.
7.Make sure that the mercury is not on your shoes or clothes.
8. balls of mercury carefully assemble the syringe (without needle) or syringe (any of "guns" after work, you need to immediately throw) and place into the inner bag. Tightly fasten one and then the other. Immediately take out the packages in the trash can on the street. Do not throw away the bag in the garbage disposal and do not pour down the drain, mercury tends to settle in the pipes, and to take her out to be very difficult.
9. shards of glass carefully collect a damp sponge. This site and the entire floor better wash with iodine: 10 drops per 5 liters of water.
10. After work, leave the window open for another half hour at least.
IMPORTANT! You can not sweep mercury with a broom: rigid rods only razmelchat poisonous balls in small mercury dust. Also it is impossible to collect mercury vacuum: First, the air purged vacuum facilitates the evaporation of the liquid metal. Second, a vacuum cleaner with mercury inside will have to be discarded.
