Oddly enough, but we all break a thermometer at some point. As it turned out, this is very dangerous for health, since it contains mercury, and this is poison! So it happened to me that I dropped a thermometer and broke it. I was very afraid for the lives of my children. Having searched all the sites, I found real professionals in their field and contacted them. They immediately responded to my call, arrived within 40 minutes and fixed everything. I would like to personally thank the specialists for their help and quick response on behalf of myself and my family. They really helped and saved us. Good health to you, peace to you and your families!
The guys are great, they do everything quickly, accurately and professionally. My husband broke a thermometer, everyone was in a panic. It’s good that we knew about the existence of such a service. We immediately called, called, the workers arrived very quickly, did their job perfectly.
I remember one incident that significantly disturbed the peace of our family’s measured life. Once my wife called me at work and told me in an alarmed voice about an emergency that had occurred in our apartment. What happened was that our daughter was looking for a remedy for a sore throat in the medicine cabinet and accidentally dropped a thermometer. She immediately removed the shards and drops of mercury and threw them in the trash. Luckily, my wife was at home and, hearing the fuss in the kitchen, immediately asked the little girl and learned about what had happened. I immediately contacted the mercury removal service using the contacts on the website and went home myself to meet the people. The company’s employees arrived immediately and began taking measurements and special work. The specialists quickly removed, cleaned and neutralized all hazardous substances (mercury residues) and, leaving, assured us of complete safety. Thanks to the professional actions of the mercury removal company’s employees, no one was hurt, for which we are very grateful to them.
And an emergency happened in our house! A thermometer was broken! We called this service, they gave us instructions and arrived at the appointed time to take measurements and eliminate the consequences!!! Thank you very much for the high-quality work and answers to a million questions!!!!
Unpleasant situations can happen to anyone, I was in one of them when a cat crawling on the windowsill knocked over a first aid kit, a thermometer into pieces and mercury flowed out, what to do, fortunately I noticed everything right away and managed to grab the cat and run out of the apartment. I found the mercury service phone number on the Internet, called, they arrived literally in 20 minutes. They cleaned everything, checked everything several times, very meticulously. Really a Pro. Thank you
Our daughter recently broke a thermometer. I immediately went online. A lot has been written about mercury vapor and its harm, especially to the body of small children. I found several services. I called them. The operator of this service really spoke to me competently. Explained the procedure. Told all the pros and cons. Various options for solving the problem. For some reason, only this site lists prices. The prices are correct – I confirm. The others are probably “doing something” … The guys-specialists arrived and found mercury with a special device where I would not have thought, on the side of the cabinet doors, it turns out it can stick. They collected everything and processed it. I did not expect that everything was so serious from one thermometer … My advice to everyone: Be sure to take measurements, you can be very surprised, our device showed 7800 “parrots” with a norm of 300 “parrots”.
My child broke a thermometer, I panicked, because there was a child in the house, I knew from hearsay that mercury is a very poisonous substance that can cause many health problems. After that, I started reading on the Internet how to collect mercury, it’s good that I found information about a service that deals with the elimination of mercury. I called specialists who arrived in 50 minutes. The initial measurements of the analyzer showed an excess of permissible values by 18 times (5400). And this is only from one thermometer. How good that I did not listen to friends with their stupid advice about a vacuum cleaner, and the non-seriousness of the incident. Thank God that there is this service that quickly responds and eliminates such a dangerous substance that is impossible to collect on your own. Only after control measurements did I breathe a sigh of relief (31). Now I can be absolutely sure of the safety of my family and sleep peacefully, without worrying about anything.
Thank you. Success and prosperity to you.
Two days ago, my little son accidentally broke an old mercury thermometer that had been left behind due to oversight. Mercury balls scattered all over the floor, and I panicked, because I remember from school that the vapors of this metal are very poisonous. On the advice of my husband, I called this service and the specialists who arrived quickly eliminated the seemingly hopeless situation. Thank you very much! My family is safe!
Today in the afternoon a mercury thermometer fell out of my clumsy hands. What a fright I suffered! Mercury balls were lying on the floor among the fragments, and I did not know what to do or where to run. I tried to collect them myself, but they flew further and further away… Then, having come to my senses a little, I ran to Google. It led me to the city service that removes mercury. I called, and an hour later expert Igor was with me. After measuring, it turned out that the norm was exceeded by 20 times (6200). Using a gas analyzer, he found more mercury balls, two meters from the place where I collected them. And how did they get there? Apparently it is not for nothing that they write that a draft is unacceptable. He carried out the treatment and rechecked everything again. In general, it was immediately obvious from the Expert that he was a real professional. Any question always received an understandable answer. Thanks to the “Expert Mercury” service and specialist Igor for saving me, I wouldn’t have managed it myself!
I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Mercury Expert service for prompt assistance and detailed advice! I broke a thermometer, called the service, a specialist soon arrived, took measurements, the radiation level in the affected area was 6 times higher than normal. The specialist collected the mercury, treated all the affected surfaces, we were worried about the safety of the parquet – in vain, the parquet remained in excellent condition, for which a special “thank you”. After the treatment, he took repeated measurements throughout the apartment: the radiation level is normal. Finally, we received detailed instructions on what to do to finally get rid of the consequences of my clumsiness.
Thank you for the high-quality work and goodwill!
I hope we won’t call you again, but thank you very much for the work you did 🙂
Yesterday, a thermometer was also broken. I left my husband and child for 5 minutes. While my husband was in the tanks, the little one got to the case with the thermometer on the table. All I heard was a whoop and my husband’s terrifying scream. I was terribly scared, flew into the room, saw the broken thermometer and the frightened faces of my boys. We quickly ran out of the room and called the Ministry of Emergency Situations. They gave us the number of this service. The operator accepted the request for a visit and promised that a team would arrive in 40 minutes. We had to wait an hour. But that’s not so important. As it turned out, my husband picked up the thermometer from the floor in the first second and put it on the table, and then put it back on the floor. There was mercury on the table, on the dresser, and on the floor… It’s a panic thing… The most important thing is that all the mercury was found, collected and processed. Thank you for the good work. We definitely wouldn’t have managed without you. But you still need to work on the arrival time. It was a very long hour of waiting.
After this incident, we replaced all our old mercury thermometers with electronic ones!
I was a good student at school and I was doing great in chemistry. So I know and understand what mercury is and how dangerous it is too! I have no illusions or maybes about it! It’s a very nasty and dangerous thing. If I’m good with my knowledge, then I’m not dexterous… I was measuring my child’s temperature, he was being capricious and waving it away, and then he wagged the thermometer away with all his might. I couldn’t hold him back – it shattered into pieces! It’s a children’s room, lots of objects, a carpet with pile, furniture. It’s a real nightmare! My heart almost stopped! The child is in the room all day, and at night too, I don’t want to risk his health. I didn’t even try to clean it myself, I know it won’t work out completely. I called the Ministry of Emergency Situations – no luck! They turned me into the Sanitary and Epidemiological Station. They said that they don’t go out for thermometers, deal with it yourself. I don’t want to do it myself! There is no guarantee! Again in the Ministry of Emergency Situations, they gave me the phone number of this company… I called, all nervously counting the minutes, and it took about an hour and a half to get there, clearly not an ambulance. Well, I’m in Gatchina, and it’s not close, but still. The experts arrived, took measurements and urgently kicked us out of the apartment and went to the car themselves. The experts returned already like “Martians” in yellow spacesuits, they were doing something in the room, moving furniture, cleaning the carpet, some chemicals were used, I don’t know what exactly. When they finished everything, they measured the device again. I saw that everything was clean now! Only then did I calm down… Thank you very much to the kind people! There are services in this world that take care of us!
I was shaking off a thermometer and accidentally threw it at the wall. Glass and mercury flew around. I started examining the scene and was stunned… Mercury was everywhere, like dust, on the TV, on the laptop, on the music center, on the shelves, on the books. I tried to collect it myself… And then I realized that this was simply not realistic… It was flying around even more..
I went online and found a mercury service in St. Petersburg. They gave me recommendations over the phone on what to do before help arrived. The specialists arrived quickly and promptly eliminated the unpleasant accident. Upon arrival, an inspection of the room showed an excess of more than 30 times. After control measurements, the device showed 4 times below the norm. Thank you for your professionalism!
The other day I accidentally broke a thermometer. I was measuring my temperature, put the thermometer on the table, and before I knew it, the cat knocked the mercury thermometer onto the floor with its tail. Glass and mercury flew around. I panicked, because there was also a child at home. I found the phone number of the city service “Mercury Expert” in the directory. They calmed me down over the phone and gave me instructions on how to behave until the specialists arrived. The experts, Igor and Andrey, arrived an hour later, which seemed like an eternity to me. They found all the mercury, collected it, treated the room and rechecked everything. The work was done clearly and quickly. Now we are safe, for which we are very grateful to your company! Contract No. 4054.
Our chemical and physical laboratory is engaged in various electrochemical studies, polarographic analysis and much more… Therefore, we have many devices containing mercury and we also often use it as a catalyst in various chemical reactions and for the precise calibration of measuring utensils. Of course, we carefully monitor compliance with all safety regulations and try to prevent various kinds of accidents in our work. We make periodic measurements of the maximum permissible concentration of mercury vapor in the air of the working area. It is, as a rule, close to the permissible level, although at the upper limit. And as they say in such cases, it is better to be safe than sorry… By the nature of our specialty, all of us are well aware of the degree of danger of such work. We have a firm contract with this company on a permanent basis. Once a year, regardless of the need, we carry out preventive demercurization. Over several years of cooperation, the company has proven itself from the most positive side, as a reliable and responsible partner. It has highly professional employees and the most modern equipment. I can recommend this company to anyone who, by the nature of their work, deals with metallic mercury. Our assessment of the work is excellent! Take care of yourself and be healthy!
There is a golden rule, never put anything off until later. If you decide, then do it! Because later you may not have it. How many times have I been going to buy an electronic thermometer, but I never got around to it. I remembered when there was no pharmacy nearby. Ah! Mother laziness! Here is another golden rule in action. It is called – Murphy’s Law! Where it is thinnest, there it breaks! My teenage daughter decided to help her mother for once. While I was at work, she cleaned the house. Not that she is a complete sissy, but she is definitely not Marya the Craftswoman! She more or less managed to cope with all the chores and decided to clean the kitchen. Two thermometers were in a box with medicines on the top shelf in the cabinet. She finally reached them! I think that she was more driven by curiosity than by concern and mother’s rest. I came home from work, I see something is wrong … A mother’s heart senses! My daughter is snuggling up to me and looking at me guiltily. I ask. WHAT? She says it by accident. She shows me the box… Oh my God! The thermometers are in the dust! She tried to collect the glass. WHERE IS THE MERCURY? She doesn’t know… Horror! Nightmare! Disaster! I sent her to my friend the neighbor, sit there until night and don’t stick your nose out, I opened all the windows myself and went into the far room through the door. I know what mercury vapor is like in the hot season. I called the Ministry of Emergency Situations, they sent me to this company. The guys arrived with their units. I wouldn’t say it was very fast, but within acceptable limits. I don’t know what they were doing, but they were fiddling around for about two hours. I heard them moving furniture. They gave a report on the device. They drew up a report. Everything is normal! Thank God! That’s how it is… Never put off what you’ve decided! And God protects those who protect themselves!
When the mercury thermometer broke while shaking, I broke into a cold sweat, because there were children at home, what would happen now. I quickly told everyone to get dressed, watch their step and quietly leave the apartment. I grabbed the phone myself and when we went to the neighbor’s, I started searching the Internet for a service to clean up mercury from our apartment. The first one I came across was the city environmental service Mercury Expert and I called them. The guys arrived an hour later with equipment. They gave me a mask and went into the apartment with them, I showed them where I broke it. After taking measurements, they began searching and cleaning. They cleaned everything very carefully and for a long time, moved all the furniture, then treated it with some chemicals. After 3 hours, the devices no longer showed mercury vapor. During the cleaning, they also gave advice on how to clean up correctly yourself, you never know if there will be no one to come and how dangerous mercury is. I want to say a huge thank you to the staff for their help. You can continue to live in the apartment without worrying about your health.
There are still professionals in our country. Which is encouraging! Our state unitary enterprise supplies equipment and devices to various state enterprises and educational institutions. Including mercury-containing technical and lighting lamps. At the warehouse of our branch in St. Petersburg, due to the carelessness of the staff, a container with fluorescent lamps was seriously damaged. It fell from a great height. Mercury vapor! A real emergency! The staff was promptly evacuated, the warehouse premises were sealed! It’s good that our management also sometimes has some sense… We took care in advance and signed a contract with this company in case of force majeure. For indefinite support. How true the saying is at all times! God protects those who are careful! They arrived promptly, several hours of demercurization, mercury and broken lamps were disposed of. Everyone is healthy and safe, the damage is minimal, conscience is clear, sleep is peaceful! Isn’t it worth it? Thank you very much! I couldn’t help but thank you. The warehouse is hanging on me. I’m an Occupational Safety Engineer. You know what that means. They could have hung me…
I’ve wanted to get rid of the mercury thermometer for a long time. Usually, there was either no time or something distracted me. I was always afraid that someone in our family would accidentally break it. And now, damn it, it happened.
My faithful husband came home late from work and the devil made him take his temperature. He took it and, apparently in the rush, threw it on the couch. He’s a real slob. He always flies God knows where.
We only found out that the thermometer was crushed the next day. In the morning, I started cleaning the house and accidentally found the remains of the thermometer on the couch.
It’s a good thing he had already left for work. He would have gotten it in the heat of the moment.
Anyway, I started to panic. I decided to call a friend. She is a chemist by education, works in a lab. Having realized what was going on, she called back and gave me the number of the demercurization service in St. Petersburg.
She told me to call and not to make things up. Mercury is poison and it is dangerous.
I immediately called this company. They arrived in about an hour. They conducted an examination, the values were off the charts. They asked me to go outside until the work was finished. They put on yellow chemical protection suits. The neighbors on the landing were simply stunned…
After 1.5 hours, the dispatcher called back that it was ready and asked me to return to the apartment. Control measurements showed 140 units, which is two times lower than the norm.
Of the minuses.
The sofa was initially gray. After the work was done, it became brown. But then either paint or dispose of it. Even though they warned in advance, there was still a residue.
And the price. The price is certainly biting. The treatment of the room and the sofa cost 7400 rubles. I would like it to be cheaper. In any case, health is one thing and is not worth any money.
And my faithful …. Now he will not use a mercury thermometer. NEVER!
Thanks to the “Expert Mercury” service for the efficiency and safety of our home.
PEOPLE, DON’T BE FOOLS, GET RID OF YOUR MERCURY THERMOMETERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT’S SUCH A DISEASE.
I was helping a friend move, all the small, fragile and valuable things were put in my car. A box of medicines too, and somehow it got under a stack of books due to an oversight. The cardboard turned out to be soft and as a result two thermometers were crushed into mush. There is no fear, there is anxiety, after all, I spend half a day in this car. We called the medical unit, they told us that they do not go out for such a small thing. They gave us the phone number of this company. Specialists came, fiddled around for an hour and a half, measured everything with a device, everything is clean, gave us paper. They seem to work sensibly. One thing, but! They promised that they would arrive in 50 minutes, but in fact it took 1 hour 15 minutes to get there. Not critical, but still!
A thermometer broke. We cleaned it up ourselves. We called for an inspection. The specialists found mercury residue and discovered a serious excess of contamination. They cleaned and treated everything. The washing vacuum cleaner was taken to the lab for processing. Then we went to pick it up from them. Overall, everything is fine, the cost of saving the vacuum cleaner was the same as cleaning the apartment. But it is much more expensive. The additional discount “cashback for feedback” allowed us to save a lot. Thank you.
I also had a very unpleasant situation with a glass mercury thermometer. I gave it to my daughter to measure her temperature when she was sick, I didn’t look at what it was showing and didn’t shake it. She decided to shake it herself while lying on the bed, and there was a chair with pills next to her. She smashed it against the back of the chair with all her might. Knowing how harmful mercury is, I immediately told her to take off all her clothes, leave them on the bed and carefully leave the room. I closed the door and we went to the kitchen. I didn’t clean it myself, it’s dangerous to do it without protective equipment, I remember from school, and I didn’t have any. I opened the first website I came across on the Internet, Mercury Expert – a city environmental service, and called them. They explained that it was better to get dressed and leave the apartment, that they would come now and clean everything. And that’s what they did. In about 40 minutes, they were already at our entrance. They cleaned the room for about two hours, probably, in special suits with devices. They asked if it was possible to move the furniture. Then they called us and showed on the device that there was no mercury left anywhere. I am very grateful to them. They reacted and arrived quickly.
Accidentally broke a thermometer in the apartment. It is not clear what to do, I remember school lessons on life safety, I think, where they explained how to behave in such cases. I decided not to risk my health, especially since my wife is pregnant, and called the environmental service “Expert Mercury”. We decided to leave the apartment for a while, since it was unsafe to be in it, and it would not hurt to get some air. We waited for the specialists outside. As luck would have it, the wind and rain, and they were a little late. It’s good that we did not start cleaning up the remains ourselves, it was extremely unfortunate that it broke, the excess was large. I hope this review will help the same kind of slobs as us)
By the way, we have had enough, now only electronic thermometers.
Everything is fine, but still 4 stars. It is so disgusting to stand in the rain.
An unpleasant situation recently arose. I had to resort to using a mercury thermometer because the electronic one broke. By accident, I dropped the thermometer while shaking it, after which the entire floor was covered in glass and mercury. Unfortunately, I had already experienced this, so I did not even make any attempts to remove the mercury myself. I immediately left the apartment and started looking for help on the Internet. I came across the “Mercury Expert” service. I had no options, so I immediately turned to them for help. They scheduled a visit and said that they would arrive in about 40 minutes. They arrived a little later, but this was not so critical. What was more important to me was how well and quickly they could fix this unpleasant situation. I met the team and led them into the apartment. They said that the work there would take about an hour and a half to two hours. Although this is quite a long time, there was nothing else to do, so I could only patiently wait for the result. In the end, the work was done even a little faster, everything was ready in about an hour. I asked if there was any mercury left and if I could safely return home. They showed me the measurements of the devices, which reported its complete absence. Many thanks for the work done. The cleaning was done perfectly, but the speed of the team’s departure could still be worked on. I recommend it to everyone.
I was visiting a friend, her eldest daughter broke a thermometer. We immediately started thinking about what to do, asked for advice in our mom chat. Some suggested cleaning it ourselves, and others suggested calling a service. We didn’t want to risk it with the kids and called the Mercury Expert service, we found the number on the Internet. They told us to leave the apartment and wait for them, out of the promised 30 minutes, they arrived only after 1 hour, fortunately the weather allowed us to walk. They cleaned the room where it was broken, there was also a floor like that (with cracks), it took about 2 hours to clean. The guys were in special suits, but you can’t even believe that breaking a thermometer is such a serious thing. After finishing the work, they said everything was fine, that they rechecked it on the device. Thank you for the quality work, even if it wasn’t very fast, although I don’t know how long it should actually last. By the way, after what happened, I put the thermometer away from the children at home, as it is very dangerous.
Daria Igorevna
Having broken the thermometer, I rushed to collect the mercury. I managed to collect the large balls, but a bunch of small ones scattered across the carpet, under the furniture and into the cracks between the floor and the baseboard. I read horror stories about mercury vapor poisoning and decided to play it safe by calling professionals to fix the problem. They arrived quite quickly (we left the apartment to be on the safe side and waited outside the whole time) – in the Leningrad region in about 1.5 hours. The employees were in their company uniforms, with some equipment. The entire work of measuring the vapors and subsequent neutralization took about two hours. Many thanks to the company for the work, I hope we will not have to face such a misfortune again)
Reviews about the company “Expert-mercury”
Write a reviewOddly enough, but we all break a thermometer at some point. As it turned out, this is very dangerous for health, since it contains mercury, and this is poison! So it happened to me that I dropped a thermometer and broke it. I was very afraid for the lives of my children. Having searched all the sites, I found real professionals in their field and contacted them. They immediately responded to my call, arrived within 40 minutes and fixed everything. I would like to personally thank the specialists for their help and quick response on behalf of myself and my family. They really helped and saved us. Good health to you, peace to you and your families!
The guys are great, they do everything quickly, accurately and professionally. My husband broke a thermometer, everyone was in a panic. It’s good that we knew about the existence of such a service. We immediately called, called, the workers arrived very quickly, did their job perfectly.
I remember one incident that significantly disturbed the peace of our family’s measured life. Once my wife called me at work and told me in an alarmed voice about an emergency that had occurred in our apartment. What happened was that our daughter was looking for a remedy for a sore throat in the medicine cabinet and accidentally dropped a thermometer. She immediately removed the shards and drops of mercury and threw them in the trash. Luckily, my wife was at home and, hearing the fuss in the kitchen, immediately asked the little girl and learned about what had happened. I immediately contacted the mercury removal service using the contacts on the website and went home myself to meet the people. The company’s employees arrived immediately and began taking measurements and special work. The specialists quickly removed, cleaned and neutralized all hazardous substances (mercury residues) and, leaving, assured us of complete safety. Thanks to the professional actions of the mercury removal company’s employees, no one was hurt, for which we are very grateful to them.
And an emergency happened in our house! A thermometer was broken! We called this service, they gave us instructions and arrived at the appointed time to take measurements and eliminate the consequences!!! Thank you very much for the high-quality work and answers to a million questions!!!!
Unpleasant situations can happen to anyone, I was in one of them when a cat crawling on the windowsill knocked over a first aid kit, a thermometer into pieces and mercury flowed out, what to do, fortunately I noticed everything right away and managed to grab the cat and run out of the apartment. I found the mercury service phone number on the Internet, called, they arrived literally in 20 minutes. They cleaned everything, checked everything several times, very meticulously. Really a Pro. Thank you
Our daughter recently broke a thermometer. I immediately went online. A lot has been written about mercury vapor and its harm, especially to the body of small children. I found several services. I called them. The operator of this service really spoke to me competently. Explained the procedure. Told all the pros and cons. Various options for solving the problem. For some reason, only this site lists prices. The prices are correct – I confirm. The others are probably “doing something” … The guys-specialists arrived and found mercury with a special device where I would not have thought, on the side of the cabinet doors, it turns out it can stick. They collected everything and processed it. I did not expect that everything was so serious from one thermometer … My advice to everyone: Be sure to take measurements, you can be very surprised, our device showed 7800 “parrots” with a norm of 300 “parrots”.
My child broke a thermometer, I panicked, because there was a child in the house, I knew from hearsay that mercury is a very poisonous substance that can cause many health problems. After that, I started reading on the Internet how to collect mercury, it’s good that I found information about a service that deals with the elimination of mercury. I called specialists who arrived in 50 minutes. The initial measurements of the analyzer showed an excess of permissible values by 18 times (5400). And this is only from one thermometer. How good that I did not listen to friends with their stupid advice about a vacuum cleaner, and the non-seriousness of the incident. Thank God that there is this service that quickly responds and eliminates such a dangerous substance that is impossible to collect on your own. Only after control measurements did I breathe a sigh of relief (31). Now I can be absolutely sure of the safety of my family and sleep peacefully, without worrying about anything.
Thank you. Success and prosperity to you.
Two days ago, my little son accidentally broke an old mercury thermometer that had been left behind due to oversight. Mercury balls scattered all over the floor, and I panicked, because I remember from school that the vapors of this metal are very poisonous. On the advice of my husband, I called this service and the specialists who arrived quickly eliminated the seemingly hopeless situation. Thank you very much! My family is safe!
Today in the afternoon a mercury thermometer fell out of my clumsy hands. What a fright I suffered! Mercury balls were lying on the floor among the fragments, and I did not know what to do or where to run. I tried to collect them myself, but they flew further and further away… Then, having come to my senses a little, I ran to Google. It led me to the city service that removes mercury. I called, and an hour later expert Igor was with me. After measuring, it turned out that the norm was exceeded by 20 times (6200). Using a gas analyzer, he found more mercury balls, two meters from the place where I collected them. And how did they get there? Apparently it is not for nothing that they write that a draft is unacceptable. He carried out the treatment and rechecked everything again. In general, it was immediately obvious from the Expert that he was a real professional. Any question always received an understandable answer. Thanks to the “Expert Mercury” service and specialist Igor for saving me, I wouldn’t have managed it myself!
I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Mercury Expert service for prompt assistance and detailed advice! I broke a thermometer, called the service, a specialist soon arrived, took measurements, the radiation level in the affected area was 6 times higher than normal. The specialist collected the mercury, treated all the affected surfaces, we were worried about the safety of the parquet – in vain, the parquet remained in excellent condition, for which a special “thank you”. After the treatment, he took repeated measurements throughout the apartment: the radiation level is normal. Finally, we received detailed instructions on what to do to finally get rid of the consequences of my clumsiness.
Thank you for the high-quality work and goodwill!
I hope we won’t call you again, but thank you very much for the work you did 🙂
Yesterday, a thermometer was also broken. I left my husband and child for 5 minutes. While my husband was in the tanks, the little one got to the case with the thermometer on the table. All I heard was a whoop and my husband’s terrifying scream. I was terribly scared, flew into the room, saw the broken thermometer and the frightened faces of my boys. We quickly ran out of the room and called the Ministry of Emergency Situations. They gave us the number of this service. The operator accepted the request for a visit and promised that a team would arrive in 40 minutes. We had to wait an hour. But that’s not so important. As it turned out, my husband picked up the thermometer from the floor in the first second and put it on the table, and then put it back on the floor. There was mercury on the table, on the dresser, and on the floor… It’s a panic thing… The most important thing is that all the mercury was found, collected and processed. Thank you for the good work. We definitely wouldn’t have managed without you. But you still need to work on the arrival time. It was a very long hour of waiting.
After this incident, we replaced all our old mercury thermometers with electronic ones!
I was a good student at school and I was doing great in chemistry. So I know and understand what mercury is and how dangerous it is too! I have no illusions or maybes about it! It’s a very nasty and dangerous thing. If I’m good with my knowledge, then I’m not dexterous… I was measuring my child’s temperature, he was being capricious and waving it away, and then he wagged the thermometer away with all his might. I couldn’t hold him back – it shattered into pieces! It’s a children’s room, lots of objects, a carpet with pile, furniture. It’s a real nightmare! My heart almost stopped! The child is in the room all day, and at night too, I don’t want to risk his health. I didn’t even try to clean it myself, I know it won’t work out completely. I called the Ministry of Emergency Situations – no luck! They turned me into the Sanitary and Epidemiological Station. They said that they don’t go out for thermometers, deal with it yourself. I don’t want to do it myself! There is no guarantee! Again in the Ministry of Emergency Situations, they gave me the phone number of this company… I called, all nervously counting the minutes, and it took about an hour and a half to get there, clearly not an ambulance. Well, I’m in Gatchina, and it’s not close, but still. The experts arrived, took measurements and urgently kicked us out of the apartment and went to the car themselves. The experts returned already like “Martians” in yellow spacesuits, they were doing something in the room, moving furniture, cleaning the carpet, some chemicals were used, I don’t know what exactly. When they finished everything, they measured the device again. I saw that everything was clean now! Only then did I calm down… Thank you very much to the kind people! There are services in this world that take care of us!
I was shaking off a thermometer and accidentally threw it at the wall. Glass and mercury flew around. I started examining the scene and was stunned… Mercury was everywhere, like dust, on the TV, on the laptop, on the music center, on the shelves, on the books. I tried to collect it myself… And then I realized that this was simply not realistic… It was flying around even more..
I went online and found a mercury service in St. Petersburg. They gave me recommendations over the phone on what to do before help arrived. The specialists arrived quickly and promptly eliminated the unpleasant accident. Upon arrival, an inspection of the room showed an excess of more than 30 times. After control measurements, the device showed 4 times below the norm. Thank you for your professionalism!
The other day I accidentally broke a thermometer. I was measuring my temperature, put the thermometer on the table, and before I knew it, the cat knocked the mercury thermometer onto the floor with its tail. Glass and mercury flew around. I panicked, because there was also a child at home. I found the phone number of the city service “Mercury Expert” in the directory. They calmed me down over the phone and gave me instructions on how to behave until the specialists arrived. The experts, Igor and Andrey, arrived an hour later, which seemed like an eternity to me. They found all the mercury, collected it, treated the room and rechecked everything. The work was done clearly and quickly. Now we are safe, for which we are very grateful to your company! Contract No. 4054.
Our chemical and physical laboratory is engaged in various electrochemical studies, polarographic analysis and much more… Therefore, we have many devices containing mercury and we also often use it as a catalyst in various chemical reactions and for the precise calibration of measuring utensils. Of course, we carefully monitor compliance with all safety regulations and try to prevent various kinds of accidents in our work. We make periodic measurements of the maximum permissible concentration of mercury vapor in the air of the working area. It is, as a rule, close to the permissible level, although at the upper limit. And as they say in such cases, it is better to be safe than sorry… By the nature of our specialty, all of us are well aware of the degree of danger of such work. We have a firm contract with this company on a permanent basis. Once a year, regardless of the need, we carry out preventive demercurization. Over several years of cooperation, the company has proven itself from the most positive side, as a reliable and responsible partner. It has highly professional employees and the most modern equipment. I can recommend this company to anyone who, by the nature of their work, deals with metallic mercury. Our assessment of the work is excellent! Take care of yourself and be healthy!
There is a golden rule, never put anything off until later. If you decide, then do it! Because later you may not have it. How many times have I been going to buy an electronic thermometer, but I never got around to it. I remembered when there was no pharmacy nearby. Ah! Mother laziness! Here is another golden rule in action. It is called – Murphy’s Law! Where it is thinnest, there it breaks! My teenage daughter decided to help her mother for once. While I was at work, she cleaned the house. Not that she is a complete sissy, but she is definitely not Marya the Craftswoman! She more or less managed to cope with all the chores and decided to clean the kitchen. Two thermometers were in a box with medicines on the top shelf in the cabinet. She finally reached them! I think that she was more driven by curiosity than by concern and mother’s rest. I came home from work, I see something is wrong … A mother’s heart senses! My daughter is snuggling up to me and looking at me guiltily. I ask. WHAT? She says it by accident. She shows me the box… Oh my God! The thermometers are in the dust! She tried to collect the glass. WHERE IS THE MERCURY? She doesn’t know… Horror! Nightmare! Disaster! I sent her to my friend the neighbor, sit there until night and don’t stick your nose out, I opened all the windows myself and went into the far room through the door. I know what mercury vapor is like in the hot season. I called the Ministry of Emergency Situations, they sent me to this company. The guys arrived with their units. I wouldn’t say it was very fast, but within acceptable limits. I don’t know what they were doing, but they were fiddling around for about two hours. I heard them moving furniture. They gave a report on the device. They drew up a report. Everything is normal! Thank God! That’s how it is… Never put off what you’ve decided! And God protects those who protect themselves!
When the mercury thermometer broke while shaking, I broke into a cold sweat, because there were children at home, what would happen now. I quickly told everyone to get dressed, watch their step and quietly leave the apartment. I grabbed the phone myself and when we went to the neighbor’s, I started searching the Internet for a service to clean up mercury from our apartment. The first one I came across was the city environmental service Mercury Expert and I called them. The guys arrived an hour later with equipment. They gave me a mask and went into the apartment with them, I showed them where I broke it. After taking measurements, they began searching and cleaning. They cleaned everything very carefully and for a long time, moved all the furniture, then treated it with some chemicals. After 3 hours, the devices no longer showed mercury vapor. During the cleaning, they also gave advice on how to clean up correctly yourself, you never know if there will be no one to come and how dangerous mercury is. I want to say a huge thank you to the staff for their help. You can continue to live in the apartment without worrying about your health.
There are still professionals in our country. Which is encouraging! Our state unitary enterprise supplies equipment and devices to various state enterprises and educational institutions. Including mercury-containing technical and lighting lamps. At the warehouse of our branch in St. Petersburg, due to the carelessness of the staff, a container with fluorescent lamps was seriously damaged. It fell from a great height. Mercury vapor! A real emergency! The staff was promptly evacuated, the warehouse premises were sealed! It’s good that our management also sometimes has some sense… We took care in advance and signed a contract with this company in case of force majeure. For indefinite support. How true the saying is at all times! God protects those who are careful! They arrived promptly, several hours of demercurization, mercury and broken lamps were disposed of. Everyone is healthy and safe, the damage is minimal, conscience is clear, sleep is peaceful! Isn’t it worth it? Thank you very much! I couldn’t help but thank you. The warehouse is hanging on me. I’m an Occupational Safety Engineer. You know what that means. They could have hung me…
I’ve wanted to get rid of the mercury thermometer for a long time. Usually, there was either no time or something distracted me. I was always afraid that someone in our family would accidentally break it. And now, damn it, it happened.
My faithful husband came home late from work and the devil made him take his temperature. He took it and, apparently in the rush, threw it on the couch. He’s a real slob. He always flies God knows where.
We only found out that the thermometer was crushed the next day. In the morning, I started cleaning the house and accidentally found the remains of the thermometer on the couch.
It’s a good thing he had already left for work. He would have gotten it in the heat of the moment.
Anyway, I started to panic. I decided to call a friend. She is a chemist by education, works in a lab. Having realized what was going on, she called back and gave me the number of the demercurization service in St. Petersburg.
She told me to call and not to make things up. Mercury is poison and it is dangerous.
I immediately called this company. They arrived in about an hour. They conducted an examination, the values were off the charts. They asked me to go outside until the work was finished. They put on yellow chemical protection suits. The neighbors on the landing were simply stunned…
After 1.5 hours, the dispatcher called back that it was ready and asked me to return to the apartment. Control measurements showed 140 units, which is two times lower than the norm.
Of the minuses.
The sofa was initially gray. After the work was done, it became brown. But then either paint or dispose of it. Even though they warned in advance, there was still a residue.
And the price. The price is certainly biting. The treatment of the room and the sofa cost 7400 rubles. I would like it to be cheaper. In any case, health is one thing and is not worth any money.
And my faithful …. Now he will not use a mercury thermometer. NEVER!
Thanks to the “Expert Mercury” service for the efficiency and safety of our home.
PEOPLE, DON’T BE FOOLS, GET RID OF YOUR MERCURY THERMOMETERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT’S SUCH A DISEASE.
I was helping a friend move, all the small, fragile and valuable things were put in my car. A box of medicines too, and somehow it got under a stack of books due to an oversight. The cardboard turned out to be soft and as a result two thermometers were crushed into mush. There is no fear, there is anxiety, after all, I spend half a day in this car. We called the medical unit, they told us that they do not go out for such a small thing. They gave us the phone number of this company. Specialists came, fiddled around for an hour and a half, measured everything with a device, everything is clean, gave us paper. They seem to work sensibly. One thing, but! They promised that they would arrive in 50 minutes, but in fact it took 1 hour 15 minutes to get there. Not critical, but still!
A thermometer broke. We cleaned it up ourselves. We called for an inspection. The specialists found mercury residue and discovered a serious excess of contamination. They cleaned and treated everything. The washing vacuum cleaner was taken to the lab for processing. Then we went to pick it up from them. Overall, everything is fine, the cost of saving the vacuum cleaner was the same as cleaning the apartment. But it is much more expensive. The additional discount “cashback for feedback” allowed us to save a lot. Thank you.
I also had a very unpleasant situation with a glass mercury thermometer. I gave it to my daughter to measure her temperature when she was sick, I didn’t look at what it was showing and didn’t shake it. She decided to shake it herself while lying on the bed, and there was a chair with pills next to her. She smashed it against the back of the chair with all her might. Knowing how harmful mercury is, I immediately told her to take off all her clothes, leave them on the bed and carefully leave the room. I closed the door and we went to the kitchen. I didn’t clean it myself, it’s dangerous to do it without protective equipment, I remember from school, and I didn’t have any. I opened the first website I came across on the Internet, Mercury Expert – a city environmental service, and called them. They explained that it was better to get dressed and leave the apartment, that they would come now and clean everything. And that’s what they did. In about 40 minutes, they were already at our entrance. They cleaned the room for about two hours, probably, in special suits with devices. They asked if it was possible to move the furniture. Then they called us and showed on the device that there was no mercury left anywhere. I am very grateful to them. They reacted and arrived quickly.
Accidentally broke a thermometer in the apartment. It is not clear what to do, I remember school lessons on life safety, I think, where they explained how to behave in such cases. I decided not to risk my health, especially since my wife is pregnant, and called the environmental service “Expert Mercury”. We decided to leave the apartment for a while, since it was unsafe to be in it, and it would not hurt to get some air. We waited for the specialists outside. As luck would have it, the wind and rain, and they were a little late. It’s good that we did not start cleaning up the remains ourselves, it was extremely unfortunate that it broke, the excess was large. I hope this review will help the same kind of slobs as us)
By the way, we have had enough, now only electronic thermometers.
Everything is fine, but still 4 stars. It is so disgusting to stand in the rain.
An unpleasant situation recently arose. I had to resort to using a mercury thermometer because the electronic one broke. By accident, I dropped the thermometer while shaking it, after which the entire floor was covered in glass and mercury. Unfortunately, I had already experienced this, so I did not even make any attempts to remove the mercury myself. I immediately left the apartment and started looking for help on the Internet. I came across the “Mercury Expert” service. I had no options, so I immediately turned to them for help. They scheduled a visit and said that they would arrive in about 40 minutes. They arrived a little later, but this was not so critical. What was more important to me was how well and quickly they could fix this unpleasant situation. I met the team and led them into the apartment. They said that the work there would take about an hour and a half to two hours. Although this is quite a long time, there was nothing else to do, so I could only patiently wait for the result. In the end, the work was done even a little faster, everything was ready in about an hour. I asked if there was any mercury left and if I could safely return home. They showed me the measurements of the devices, which reported its complete absence. Many thanks for the work done. The cleaning was done perfectly, but the speed of the team’s departure could still be worked on. I recommend it to everyone.
I was visiting a friend, her eldest daughter broke a thermometer. We immediately started thinking about what to do, asked for advice in our mom chat. Some suggested cleaning it ourselves, and others suggested calling a service. We didn’t want to risk it with the kids and called the Mercury Expert service, we found the number on the Internet. They told us to leave the apartment and wait for them, out of the promised 30 minutes, they arrived only after 1 hour, fortunately the weather allowed us to walk. They cleaned the room where it was broken, there was also a floor like that (with cracks), it took about 2 hours to clean. The guys were in special suits, but you can’t even believe that breaking a thermometer is such a serious thing. After finishing the work, they said everything was fine, that they rechecked it on the device. Thank you for the quality work, even if it wasn’t very fast, although I don’t know how long it should actually last. By the way, after what happened, I put the thermometer away from the children at home, as it is very dangerous.
Having broken the thermometer, I rushed to collect the mercury. I managed to collect the large balls, but a bunch of small ones scattered across the carpet, under the furniture and into the cracks between the floor and the baseboard. I read horror stories about mercury vapor poisoning and decided to play it safe by calling professionals to fix the problem. They arrived quite quickly (we left the apartment to be on the safe side and waited outside the whole time) – in the Leningrad region in about 1.5 hours. The employees were in their company uniforms, with some equipment. The entire work of measuring the vapors and subsequent neutralization took about two hours. Many thanks to the company for the work, I hope we will not have to face such a misfortune again)