Professional demercurization of mercury thermometers is a set of measures aimed at the complete destruction of mercury molecules and its vapors after a thermometer accidentally broken at home. This incident should not be taken lightly – according to statistics, household spills of mercury can cause many serious health problems, even death. If you do not have special knowledge and appropriate equipment for the neutralization of mercury compounds, you should not risk your health and the health of your loved ones – only a professional service can deal with the accident.
By calling «mercury expert» by phone, you will receive a free briefing and be sure that your apartment is safe from mercury pollution!
The main mistake of many people who are ignorant of safety in mercury accidents is the downplaying of the threat and myths about perceived safety. By removing visible contaminants, you will only reduce the concentration of the resulting vapors, however, particles of life-threatening metal will in any case remain in hard-to-reach places – cracks in the floor and under the plinth, furniture upholstery, carpeting. Its fumes will accumulate in the apartment, gradually poisoning its residents, undermining health and causing symptoms of poisoning.
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It is not possible to remove them yourself even with the most thorough cleaning, the only option is the total neutralization of all available mercury compounds. Carrying it out without special reagents, equipment and experience in such work is fraught not only with acute poisoning during prolonged contact with metal, but also with subsequent chronic health problems for all people living in the apartment. Even industrial accidents are not as dangerous – most firms have an environmental and worker health specialist who is familiar with the safety measures for mercury spills. If there is no such person near you, do not be careless!
Self-demercurization of mercury thermometers is a non-existent concept and, moreover, very dangerous! All you can do is take your family out for a walk, open a window without causing drafts, collect the visible balls of mercury with the help of improvised means and place them in an airtight jar. Everything – further actions should be entrusted to professionals! Call the experts «mercury expert» –and in a couple of hours you will forget about the impending threat.
Demercurization of mercury thermometers carried out by specialists «mercury expert» , goes through the following pattern:
Residents of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, who accidentally broke a thermometer, just call by phone or leave a request by e-mail: info@expert-rtuti.ru or in a group Вконтакте, and service specialists «mercury expert» they will provide you with qualified demercurization assistance free of charge, as well as free consultations on all issues of interest.