When a thermometer crashed, and all mercury rolled out on the floor, do not hurry to panic. Remember the rules how to quickly collect mercury without allowing poisoning.
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Open the window in the room - for venting, but not creating drafts. Close the room, restricting access, in order not to dismiss mercury further around the apartment. Do not hero in the back, removing mercury with hands, broom, vacuum cleaner, rag. Immediately think about how to protect yourself: rubber gloves, booties, fabric bandage on the face will be very useful. Either find an alternative.
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Carefully and carefully assemble the rolling mercury. Use gauze to cover the scene of the accident - mercury balls come through the marry and do not scatter further. It is possible to collect a syringe, wet rut, plasticine, plaster, scotch. Also, a rubber pear will come to the rescue.
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To collect mercury follows to the bank, and the water will help to avoid unnecessary evaporation. When mercury is assembled, closed the cap with the lid tightly.
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Treat with a rag impregnated with a solution of manganese, the location of the accident. But dispose of a cloth. Also come with everything that mercury was removed. Remember, the bank with mercury is dangerous as for you yourself and for all others. You can not throw it into the garbage - you need to pass it in the Ministry of Emergency Situations or the relevant service that utilizes waste containing mercury. After cleaning mercury, wash your hands with soap, teeth clean the brush, a very weak manganese solution rinse your mouth. Take activated coal. You can also drink herbal diuretics, drink more.
Now you know how to do if they smashed a degree. We hope that such a situation will actually happen, you will not lose self-control and cope with everything. Well, if not, just call 01.
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