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Mercury thermometer broke
My mercury thermometer broke and and the particles of mercury fall on the floor . My mother discarded the thermometer and mercury and I saw the mercury particles they were solid like ball .is there anything to worry?? Will applying sanitizer on hand remove the mercury particles??
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Dr. Lakin Vira
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14 yrs exp
Mumbai
Nothing to worry.
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Dr. Dharmendra Singh
General Physician
17 yrs exp
Indore
Remove the mercury with the help of hard board and place it in bottle filled with water
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Dr. Valli Ponsing
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11 yrs exp
Chennai
When u touch it make sure ur not wearing any gold ornaments. The color will change..therwise nothing harm in touching it
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Dr. Jatin Soni
Family Physician
19 yrs exp
Mumbai
Nothing will happen to your body for now but just for information if mercury comes in contact with gold than the gold will get dissolved
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Dr. Soudip Saha
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5 yrs exp
South 24 Parganas
Don't worry
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