How do you break the thermometer
Mercury thermometerSpilled mercury must immediately be collected with a dropper, brush, and covered with water (preferably with glycerol), and then sprinkled with sulfur powder on the pollution, no liquid (usually about a week) before cleaning.
Treatment of broken mercury thermometerWith sulfur powder sprinkled on the liquid mercury through the place, can become mercuric sulfide by chemical action. You will not pass the health effects of inhalation of mercuric sulfide, a large number of volatile liquid mercury will not to cause harm to human body in the air. Also pay attention to indoor ventilation. Experts warn that if a child's hand is broken and exposed to mercury, he should be sent to the hospital for treatment. Also, mercury fell on the floor, do not wait for it to evaporate, can not use a vacuum cleaner to suck, it is best to use ordinary small shovel to collect it. Experts believe that the risk of mercury thermometer is very large, far beyond people's imagination. For example, people put it in the mouth to measure body temperature, in case the thermometer broke, mercury is likely to flow into the mouth and even swallowed. In order to put the mercury discharged as soon as possible, when the patient first is not to eat, to eat some crude fiber vegetables; if the skin is broken mercury temperature plans to break, is likely to cause infection caused by inflammation of the skin; and if the mercury into the blood, it would be more trouble.
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