US scientists warn that antique clock mirrors and thermometers can pose mercury hazard (Moldova.org)
The problem is that mercury in old items can leak, particularly as seals age or when the items are moved, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ask Ann Smith, whose heirloom clock's pendulum leaked mercury onto the carpet of her gift store in rural Delhi, New York, as a cleaner moved it. An attempt to vacuum the tiny silver balls off the carpet only made things ......more...Rochester calendar (Post-Bulletin)
ay "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Byron Middle School auditorium, 601 Fourth St. N.W., Byron. 775-6794. 7 p.m.-9 p.m. For tickets, call 775-6794. Goodman Productions presents the play. Teenage Wasteland, Century High School, 2525 Vi...more... CDC: Antiques Can Pose Mercury Hazard (First Coast News)
ALBANY, NY (AP) -- Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques....more... CDC: Antiques can pose mercury hazard (AP via Yahoo! News)
Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques. Mirrors can be backed with mercury and tin; Clock pendulums might be weighted with embedded vials of mercury; and barometers, thermometers and lamps may have mercury in their bases for ballast....more... US scientists warn that antique clock mirrors and thermometers can pose mercury hazard (Pravda)
The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques. Mirrors can be backed with mercury and tin; Clock pendulums might be weighted with embedded vials of mercury; and barometers, thermometers and lamps may have mercury in their bases for ballast....more... CDC: Antiques can pose mercury hazard (AP via Yahoo! News)
Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard....more... Rochester calendar (Post-Bulletin)
ay Rochester Garden & Flower Club meeting, Rochester Community and Technical College, 1926 Collegeview Drive S.E. 288-6730. 7 p.m. Floral design program with Ardith Beveridge, instructor for Koehler & Dramm's Institute of Floristry in Minneapolis....more... CDC: Antiques Can Pose Mercury Hazard (ABC News)
CDC Warns That Antiques, Such As Clocks and Thermometers, Can Pose Mercury Hazard...more... CDC: Antiques can pose mercury hazard (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques. Mirrors can be backed with mercury and tin; Clock pendulums might be weighted with embedded vials of mercury; and barometers, thermometers and lamps may have mercury in their bases for ballast. The problem is that mercury in old items can leak, particularly as ......more... |