My brother dropped a thermometer, the mercury got on his hands?!
Question: we washed it off with dish soap right away, but is it still dangerous? and how can you get it off the floor ? its in little beads and incredibly hard to pick up
i'm not sure what category to put this in...
Answers: we washed it off with dish soap right away, but is it still dangerous? and how can you get it off the floor ? its in little beads and incredibly hard to pick up
i'm not sure what category to put this in...
You should clear it up immediately, but it only causes a problem if swallowed or the vapour inhaled.
As the other poster says, find a magnet. The mercury will stick to it. Then throw away the magnet.
In conclusion mercury is toxic, but as long has you clean it all up quickly all will be fine.
as long as you washed it already, it doesn't pose any danger to anyone in the house. magnets will get it off the floor. try the ones on you refrigirator door.
CONTAIN THE SPILL: Surround or block off the mercury to keep it from spreading onto sloped or porous surfaces. Divert all mercury away from floor drains, cracks, or crevices that may impact groundwater, surface water, and soils.
Never use a broom on a mercury spill because it will only scatter the mercury droplets, making them harder to find and pick up.NEXT, GENTLY TRANSFER MERCURY INTO AN UNBREAKABLE PLASTIC CONTAINER like a 35mm film canister with a locking or air tight lid (avoid using glass). If necessary, suction off the droplets using an eye dropper or syringe. Adhesive tape strips may also be used to clean up any tiny remaining mercury droplets. Place the plastic container inside a second plastic container to provide additional containment protection. Tighten each lid securely so that liquid and vapors will be contained.
Never pour liquid mercury or mercury compounds down the drain. Since mercury is heavier than water, it will accumulate in the S-trap of your drain and may continue to emit harmful vapors.
well for the beads in the floor you might want to call someone to pick it up, He should be ok though with his hands but you might want to ask someone more intelligent on the subject, but im sure youve heard people back in the day used to play with it for hours!