| Mercury spills are dangerous. And when they | | | | possibly need to contain the noxious fumes. There |
| happen, you better be ready. | | | | are vapor suppressors, personal protective |
| That's because mercury is a highly toxic chemical. | | | | equipment, a mercury aspirator, and mercury |
| But it's even worse. It's the vapors that are the | | | | disposal containers. There is even an instructional |
| most dangerous -- and mercury evaporates | | | | booklet included. |
| essentially at room temperature. So regular spill | | | | There are other handy features. The kit is |
| kits, even those for chemicals and hazardous | | | | portable as well as durable, and it is ready to use |
| materials are not going to be up to the task. | | | | right out of the box. Mixing is not required. It's |
| Mercury requires its own special spill kit. | | | | hard to believe we used to have mercury in |
| Fortunately, they are readily available from high | | | | every household -- inside of our fever |
| quality industrial safety equipment suppliers. So if | | | | thermometers. And when one broke, there were |
| you handle or store mercury at your facility, | | | | those cute little silvery pearls that would roll |
| make sure that you have a mercury spill kit | | | | across the surface. Most people had no idea how |
| handy. It can easily contain spills in labs as well as | | | | dangerous mercury really was. |
| in industrial facilities. | | | | Fortunately, that has changed. Mercury is finally |
| These kits are highly effective, and provide the | | | | recognized as the highly toxic substance that it is. |
| kind of superb mercury vapor control you have | | | | And we're lucky to have access to the special spill |
| every right to expect from a top grade mercury | | | | kits that make it possible to quickly neutralize a |
| spill kit. The kits include everything you could | | | | mercury spill. |