i'm rewashing the clothes. anything else i need to know?
how much damage will this do the environment if it got washed away?
2007-11-03 02:56:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
thanks ohhhdear. it is very old. i'll put the clothes through yet another rinse just to be safe.
2007-11-03 03:45:50 · update #1
I'd run the clothing through several rinses to make sure all the mercury is washed out. Fortunately, mercury doesn't bind to fabric or most metals (though gold will absorb mercury!).
There is less than a drop of mercury in a thermometer, so the environmental impact will be very very small. If your sewer water is sent through a processing plant, then any heavy metals such as mercury will be trapped there and disposed of properly.
Are you certain it was a mercury thermometer? Those haven't been sold in decades. Most thermometers have a red alcohol solution inside. If the bulb was dark silvery metal inside, and a very old thermometer, it could likely have been true mercury.
Frankly, I'd be more worried about the glass slivers!
2007-11-03 03:18:21 · answer #1 · answered by Mmerobin 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-03 06:04:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was the liquid in the thermometer red by chance. If so it was alcohol not Mercury and it evaporated. If it was Mercury I wouldn't worry about it. Wash again and hope the glass all comes out. The environment won't even notice that small amount.
2007-11-03 04:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by Charles C 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The amount of mercury in a thermometer will have absolutely no effect on the environment.
2007-11-03 03:04:45 · answer #4 · answered by Squat1 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
doesnt mercury turn into little ballbearings once it reaches air? if you hear a rattling in your washer then thats probably it. wouldnt worry too much about it affecting the environment the ammount in thermometers is so small, and the glass its held in is quite thick so as to magnify it.
2007-11-03 03:08:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
That little amount is nothing to fear and the soil has a certain omount of Mercury in it already.
2007-11-03 03:04:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
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2007-11-03 03:09:01 · answer #7 · answered by brlc 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋