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Mercon X Mercury Decontaminant & Mercury Vapor Suppressant

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Mercury Instruments USA now offers Mercon X Mercury Decontaminant and Mercury Vapor Suppressant

Ross healthcare's Mercon ™ is first and foremost a powerful mercury vapor suppressant. Mercon works by immediately oxidizing with the physical mercury. Then a chemical change occurs converting the elemental mercury in the more stable non-vapor-producing mercuric sulphide. Mercon-X™ Converts mercury to mercuric sulphide, which is the natural compound found in nature before mercury ore is mined and refined . Patented mercury decontamination formula is designed to increase the surface reactivity between the active ingredients and available mercury molecules . Formula absorbs available mercury molecules from surfaces and the surrounding air.

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Mercury SPILL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

Call Mercury Instruments USA at 303-972-3740 to discuss the Mercon™ mercury cleanup solution that is right for you.

 

Mercury Spill Clean-up (using Mercon X™)

 

Note: All large scale spills must be reported to the proper authorities as

required by law. If in doubt contact your public health office, local police

and/or fire department.

 

Mercury Instruments USA disapproves of any Mercury cleanup procedures without

proper training, protective clothing and self-contained breathing apparatus.

 

Initial and periodic monitoring of ambient air is essential to properly evaluate the

extent of the problem and to assess the effectiveness of the cleanup process.

Monitoring should be carried out with a Mercury Tracker 3000 Mercury vapor monitor

every 2 hours during the course of the cleanup. Post cleanup monitoring is

advisable to ensure that there are no residual Mercury molecules that have not been

treated and /decontaminated.

 

Step 1: Evacuate area immediately, placing placards or border tape to warn other

personnel of spill hazard. Ensure all contaminated objects remain at immediate spill

site to restrict the contamination of other areas. Shoes should be left, changed or

‘booted’ to prevent the spread of contaminants.

 

Shut Off any Ventilation Systems within the affected area to avoid the risk of

spreading airborne Mercury.

 

Open Windows to reduce the concentration of ambient mercury vapor.

 

Shut off Heating Systems within the affected area to reduce the rate of vaporization

of Mercury.

 

Step 2:

Using either Mercon-X with a sprayer, spray the air in a large

radius from the spill center. Spray from breathing level down towards floor,

concentrating on the spill itself. Caution: The floor and other surfaces, ladders

and tools may be extremely slippery.

 

Step 3:

Using the squirt bottle, cover all visible

Mercury with Mercon-X™ liquid. (As a general rule, use 1 liter of Mercon™ for

every 5 kilograms of Mercury.) Leave a wide margin of Mercon around spill center

to decontaminate any unseen Mercury droplets/beads. Ensure that any cracks in

flooring and other surfaces are saturated with Mercon™ to suppress any droplets

that may be out of sight and easy reach.

Step 4:

Using a mercury aspirator, dustpan and squeegee, gather/cleanup all mercury debris (including any remaining

Mercon™ liquid) by moving all of it to the center of the spill. Deposit all of the

mercury and cleanup debris, including the dustpan and mercury aspirator into a

sealed drum.

 

Step 5: Decontaminate spill area using Mercon™ and the sponge mop.

Mop entire area around spill center using (as a rule of ‘thumb’) 1 liter of Mercon™

liquid for every 200 square feet of floor or surface.

Note: The amount of Mercon™ needed increases with permeability of the

surface being decontaminated.

After cleaning up the spill area, leave the Mercon™ to dry naturally for at least 24

hours.

Caution: The floor will remain very slippery until dry.

 

Step 6:

Make sure to place all articles used in the cleanup procedure into the sealed Drum.

Dispose in accordance with applicable environmental regulations.

 

Step 7:

Repeat mopping procedure using Mercon™ and then mop spill area one week

after spill. Subject to the results of mercury tracker 3000 vapor reading, repeat mopping the spill

area until the mercury vapor reading is negligible or under the acceptable standard

for your location.

 

Mercon™  is a registered trade mark of Ross Healthcare.