Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Dear Nil, There are special cleaning products for collecting spilled mercury. Contact a local dentist, who is likely to know where you can obtain them. Emil DeToffol Less EMF Inc. At 03:37 PM 8/27/2004, you wrote: >I broke mercury thermometer in my bedroom. Need urgent help on how to make >through cleaning.I did rough cleaning but parts were all over I am having >trouble for fine cleaning.Would it be okay if I use my vacuum cleaner >which collects the dust in water tank?Or is water tank not okay? > >Thanks >Nil > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 I'm not an expert, but here is my opinion: Dentist is a good place to start. I wouldn't use vacuum since you may end up with mercury on the inside surfaces of vacuum, which may give off vapours later on. I would keep people out of the area where you spilled it until you get it cleaned up. You may need to use a face mask like the ones painters use, to keep yourself from breathing fumes. Since it is a toxic substance, your local fire department may even come and help you clean it up. Glenn ----Original Message Follows---- From: " Yldyz " <ng2113@...> Reply- < > Subject: broke mercury thermometer Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:37:29 +0300 I broke mercury thermometer in my bedroom. Need urgent help on how to make through cleaning.I did rough cleaning but parts were all over I am having trouble for fine cleaning.Would it be okay if I use my vacuum cleaner which collects the dust in water tank?Or is water tank not okay? Thanks Nil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Hi, I don't think he was right.At least not for us who have detoxing problems. Today my lips started to burn while I was trying to clean the mercury. That happens when I am exposed to something harmful. So,I think it is evaporating at room temp. Finally I did make cleaning after long work. Did not use vacuum. Collected the spilled pieces by the help of a paper. Used magnifier to see the smaller ones. used scotch tape to catch the smaller ones. Than I poured some sulfur on the floor. Cleaned the sulfur dust and washed the floor with detergent solution. This info was taken from Internet sources.I am so tired now and it could not have been as good as it should be but I did my best. I am sorry that you were not warned that it was dangerous.If your mercury was spilled on a rug or something you might think of disposing it. nil Re: broke mercury thermometer A few months ago I broke a mercury thermometer and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 I disagree with the person who said there isn't enough to be a problem. Nil, I'm not sure if you are still on the mercury groups so I just posted your question to the Amalgam list and hopefully will get a reply soon that I can forward to you. > " A mercury thermometer contains about a gram of mercury, which when > airborne is enough to contaminate a 20 acre lake for a year, resulting in > fish advisories, " said Bender, director of the Mercury Policy > Project, based in Montpelier, Vermont. " While nine states have banned > mercury thermometer sales, we clearly need a comprehensive national > solution. " > www.saveourspringsinc.org Doris ----- Original Message ----- From: Yldyz I broke mercury thermometer in my bedroom. Need urgent help on how to make through cleaning.I did rough cleaning but parts were all over I am having trouble for fine cleaning.Would it be okay if I use my vacuum cleaner which collects the dust in water tank?Or is water tank not okay? Thanks Nil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Doris, Thank you so much for your kind interest. I was short in time and I did what I summarized at my previous post on this subject. Hope I had not done any mistakes.I will be interested to read the answers from the amalgam list. There may still be further to do.Some of the pieces went through the cracks on the wooden floor. When I poured the sulfur on the floor those cracks were covered with sulfur.I am thinking that mercury will react with this sulfur as it evaporates. What do you think? Am I correct to think that way? Thanks. Which amalgam list that was? I can resign. Nil Re: broke mercury thermometer I disagree with the person who said there isn't enough to be a problem. Nil, I'm not sure if you are still on the mercury groups so I just posted your question to the Amalgam list and hopefully will get a reply soon that I can forward to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Oh yes,Zippy.. It is like Rainbow.But I did not use it thinking that it would be difficult to clean the tank completely and the tank will be contaminated.You are right about the exhaust. I had not thought of that. I wonder what will happen to mercury when it goes into the water?Will the vapour be trapped there or will some of it come out from the exhaust? Don't know Thanks so much Nil Re: broke mercury thermometer If your vacuum is like mine (a Rainbow), then it puts out a fine mist of water as it vacuums. It is not much, but it is there. You could do a test by holding a tissue over the exhaust port to see if any water mist is coming out. If it is, you could be " vaporizing " some of the mercury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 > I broke mercury thermometer in my bedroom. Need urgent help on how to make through cleaning.I did rough cleaning but parts were all over I am having trouble for fine cleaning.Would it be okay if I use my vacuum cleaner which collects the dust in water tank?Or is water tank not okay? > > Thanks > Nil > Hi Nil A friend of mine also broke her mercury thermometer recently and was advised to wrap it in a plastic bag, wear rubber gloves and a mask and then take it to her nearest refuse centre where it would be safely disposed of. Because I knew all about the dangers of mercury I advised her to get a sweat test done about a week or so later to see what amount her body had absorbed. She did this and it came back that her sweat contained 1,110% of normal. She decided to have her amalgams out after this (she had been thinking about it for a while) and then 3 months later she was going to do chelation to get this mercury out. I don't want to scare you but I thought you would want to know what happened in her case but it might be different from what happened to you. Is there anyway you could get your levels of mercury checked to see if it has been absorbed? Best Wishes Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Could anyone advise what I could take for inhaling the vapor from a broken thermometer? I cleaned it up well (hopefullY!) and am ventillating the room but still feel a little burning in my nose and lungs. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Tina I am not sure if my advice is correct or not but....I broke one once and had no problem once the vapor was gone. > > Could anyone advise what I could take for inhaling the vapor from a > broken thermometer? I cleaned it up well (hopefullY!) and am > ventillating the room but still feel a little burning in my nose and > lungs. > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Tina > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Tina, undenatured whey with selenium makes glutathione, which is the exact molecule your body uses to clear mercury and other metals. Duncan > > Could anyone advise what I could take for inhaling the vapor from a > broken thermometer? I cleaned it up well (hopefullY!) and am > ventillating the room but still feel a little burning in my nose and > lungs. > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Tina > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Duncan, For some reason I had a reaction with the whey, I think it was the dairy factor. Are there other ways to produce the glutathione? Tina > > > > Could anyone advise what I could take for inhaling the vapor from a > > broken thermometer? I cleaned it up well (hopefullY!) and am > > ventillating the room but still feel a little burning in my nose and > > lungs. > > > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Tina > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Tina, cystine (2 cysteines bound together) might work to produce glutathione, but cysteine its singlet free-form is a toxin, and n- acetylcysteine is a toxin that produces glutathione in the liver but probably not so much in the rest of the body. Most people go with the undenatured whey. Immunocal probably won't produce a reaction. Duncan > > > > > > Could anyone advise what I could take for inhaling the vapor from > a > > > broken thermometer? I cleaned it up well (hopefullY!) and am > > > ventillating the room but still feel a little burning in my nose > and > > > lungs. > > > > > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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