Re: OT--does mercury vapour escape through hard plastic?

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Hi Dave,Thanks for reply,reason I ask,

Someone brought a plastic tube of mercury into my house to muscle

test me with...(to see if mercury was my problem,but I already knew

it was)when I realised what it was I freaked and asked him to take it

out of my house. But was worried that my house now contaminated with

mercury vapour.

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> Yes, " mess " is the word....

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> Probably not, but over time it might do something to the plastic -

I'm

> not enough of a chemist to know. Why? Are you keeping a

collection of

> your old amalgam fillings?

>

> :-\

>

> Dave.

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> Posted by: " aoife.nelson " aoife.nelson@...

> Sat May 10, 2008 7:52 am (PDT)

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> Hi everyone I am new here,

> I had my 9 fillings replaced end of 2007 and am cleaning up the mess

> since.

>

> I have a question about mercury vapour...can it escape through a

> plastic tube which has a lid on it?

>