Unfortunately, the thermometers be frightened and nearby. It would seem, and keep it as it should be in the case, away from children, and we use carefully, but no, the likelihood that he breaks, still remains high. That herself will be carelessly, and you will hang about something, then the child will throw out of her hands. In any case, if it still happened - do not panic, read our instructions and do everything as it is written in it.
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The most optimal option will be the challenge of a special brigade, which will professionally cope with this misfortune, without leaving a single chance of mercury pairs to spoil your health and your loved ones. You can seek help or advice in Ministry of Emergency SituationsCalling on a single phone 112. If you live in Moscow, you can help you mercury disposal service.
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If for some reason you are forced to remove mercury yourself, then first of all output all of the room where the thermometer crashed, open the windows, but do not allow draft. Now take care of your safety. Put the shoe covers, rubber gloves and face mask. For the assembled mercury, prepare a jar with a solution of manganese and a lid.
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Recall immediately that mercury cannot be removed by a broom and a vacuum cleaner. Although, just with these attributes most often use. The fact is that the hard broom is only even more spraying mercury drops and they will scatter in all directions, fall on the furniture and walls. And of course, the vacuum cleaner will easily sleep them, thereby removing from the floor, but now they will fall in its pipe, on the engine, dust bag. In general, your vacuum cleaner will turn into a source of mercury evaporation for a long time. But if you still took advantage of them, at the end with the vacuum cleaner you will have to part and not just get rid of it, but to make it not to get anyone.
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In order to remove mercury balls, you can use a soft brush and a piece of paper, syringe, ordinary fringe, tape, leukoplasty, a metal object or a tampon, moistened in a solution of manganese. You do not need to try to gather mercury into a single ball, collect down and fold everything into a jar with manganese. Special attention is paid to the corners and plinths. Do not forget to periodically leave the room for 15 minutes to venture and breathe clean air.
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Having gathered all mercury into the jar, close it tightly with the lid and take a balcony. Just do not try to throw out the bank in the garbage chute. In the Ministry of Emergency Situations you will tell you how to do with it, so as not to harm or other people. The floor, walls and furniture in the room, where the thermometer was broken, you need to rinse several times with manganese solution or soap-soda water. The room will have to air at least two days. If mercury fell on clothes, curtains and linen, you need these things gently fold into packages, tightly pick up and pass together with a can with mercury. Do not try to wash them, otherwise mercury will fall on your washing machine, and this is fraught with consequences.
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After you have finished cleaning, drink more fluid for three days and eat products containing fiber, it will help your body get rid of mercury vapors that you have hung up during cleaning.
At least mercury thermometer and cuts us in difficult situations, but it is dangerous to keep it at home. In order to insure itself from such dangerous situations, it is worth replacing mercury thermometers to electronic. After all, it can happen that the mercury thermometer will break, and you will learn about it too late and your family will have time to be frowning with poisonous pairs, the result of which very serious diseases can appear.
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