Breaking a thermometer with mercury should be done immediately by opening a window.
Breaking a thermometer causes the mercury to come out, immediately open a window to ventilate the room, which can prevent mercury poisoning from occurring. To clean up the mercury in time, you can use paper shells or printer paper to the mercury scattered on the ground to cohesion, will be collected and placed in an airtight plastic bag.
Mercury thermometers are made of glass and contain a liquid called mercury, a toxic liquid metal that is volatile. After the thermometer is broken, the mercury is particulate bright crystal droplets, children and the elderly must be instructed to stay away from this area, if you touch the mercury, to use tape, wet cotton swabs, wet cotton cloth will be broken mercury and glass slag collection.
Correct Operation
Check your surroundings for any missing mercury droplets, collect them in a bag as well, and then give the bag to a specialized environmental protection department for disposal. If you have sulfur powder at home, you can spread it on top of the mercury droplets to reduce the harm it produces.
The first thermometer was invented by Galileo in the 16th century. The mercury thermometer is a type of thermometer, made of glass and containing a column of mercury that rises with body temperature. It is widely used in the medical field and in ordinary households, and is usually available at drugstores. Considering the dangers of mercury in mercury thermometers, many countries have taken measures to ban them, and as early as 1992, Sweden has banned the sale of all medical devices containing mercury.