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How to clean the mercury falling on the ground? How to deal with the mercury falling on the ground

Mercury as we all know, the most common is that the thermometer contains mercury, but the thermometer shell is made of glass and is very fragile. Accidentally, the thermometer falls to the ground and breaks. What should I do if the mercury is scattered all over the ground? How can mercury be cleaned when it falls on the ground? How to deal with mercury falling on the ground? How do you put it away or wipe it clean? Can you wipe it by hand?

When Mercury is sprinkled on the ground, sulfur powder can be sprinkled

Once the mercury is sprinkled on the ground, the first thing to do is to turn off all indoor heating devices, open the windows for ventilation, then wear gloves, collect the mercury with a small shovel and bury it deeply, or sprinkle some sulfur powder on it. The reaction of sulfur and mercury can produce mercury sulfide that is not easily soluble in water, and the harm will be greatly reduced. If the wound touches mercury, go to the poisoning prevention and Control Department of the hospital for examination and treatment in case of poisoning

Mercury can be sucked off with a dropper

If there is no sulfur powder, the mercury can also be sucked into the pipe with a rubber tipped dropper and buried in the soil together with the dropper, so that the Mercury will not volatilize and can not be directly poured into the sewer or dumped into the trash can together with other garbage.