Mercury Magnet™ Amalgamation Spill Powder

A safe and effective method to suppress mercury vapors and amalgamate hazardous mercury-bearing spills. The kit contains basic personal safety wear, clean-up equipment and Mercury Magnet™ amalgamation powder. Designed for a quick response to mercury spills, including switches, thermometers, and fluorescent bulbs. The Mercury Magnet™ Spill Control kits include everything you need to clean up and recycle mercury spills quickly and safely.

Mercury Magnet™ is effectively used in the following work areas:

• Chemical laboratories
• Hospitals
• University laboratories
• Plants where neon signs, batteries, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lamps and mercury type instruments are manufactured and repaired
• Dental offices and laboratories

The hazards of mercury exposure are well chronologized as it readily gives off very poisonous vapors, with cumulative effects upon the nervous system. The toxicity of mercury is such that the element and its compounds should not be allowed to contaminate the air or water. Law prohibits concentrations of mercury vapor greater than 0.1 mg/m3. Concentrations of up to 20 mg/m3 can go unnoticed for long periods of time, creating a serious hazard to health. OSHA inspections of laboratories and other areas where mercury is used often check for free mercury vapor concentration.

MERCURY MAGNET™ powder is the remedy for the fumes released by spills of Mercury metal. MERCURY MAGNET™ turns liquid mercury into a solid non-vaporizing form. This is EPA Best Available Technology for treating mercury spills. This solidified amalgam can be easily picked up using a common magnet. Mercury spills should be responded to by trained personnel!

The only true way of dealing with this dangerous neurotoxin is the formation of the mercury bearing waste into a stable amalgam. Using straight zinc powder with a mild reagent can possibly risk a fire or explosion. Polymer fibers are plastics that do not chemically change the waste. Only MERCURY MAGNET™ forms the material into a stable, non-vaporizing form for easy cleanup and disposal with its magnetic properties. We manufacture spill kits, and environmental clean-up solutions for labs, hospitals, dental clinics, and industrial usage of mercury. Refer to the listings below or contact the Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers www.almr.org for mercury waste disposal.