11 Sep
2004
11 Sep
'04
11:35 a.m.
Well, with everyone here having Mercury on the Brain syndrome lately
(thanks again Sellam! ;-) ) I have a question about shipping it, possibly
overseas:
I have 3 old (but not *quite* antique) heavy-duty thermometers that use
mercury as it's internal sensing liquid. (I have *no* idea if there's a
technical term for that...)
I've gotten on a "empty the house so I can actually walk through it without
stubbing my toes on crap" kick, so I've been epaying just about everything
in sight[1], and I was thinking of epaying these, too.
I have 2 questions:
1) I normally offer shipping to the US, Canada & Western Europe - anyone
know what kind of restrictions there are on shipping mercury, even if it is
very well enclosed (I'm talking about the thermometer, but I was planning
on taking extra precautions packing them as well)?
2) Do thermometers suffer badly in a decompressed atmosphere? Can I ship
these airmail, or do they have to be ground/boat shipped?
Thanks one and all!
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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11 Sep
11 Sep
12:23 p.m.
Roger:
I don't know about the atmospheric issues. However, Mercury and Mercury
compounds are considered to be highly toxic (through atomization or
absorption through the skin) and might be regulated in different countries.
I would ship the thermometers by ground and pack them in rigid containers
within other packaging.
Here's a link I found on the Lawrence Livermore National Labs site about
the safe handling of Mercury.
http://www.llnl.gov/es_and_h/hsm/doc_14.05/doc14-05.html
Here is the Google search link:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=handling+mercury+ther…
spell=1
Rich
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Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 12:36 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: More OT: Shipping Mercury
Well, with everyone here having Mercury on the Brain syndrome lately
(thanks again Sellam! ;-) ) I have a question about shipping it, possibly
overseas:
I have 3 old (but not *quite* antique) heavy-duty thermometers that use
mercury as it's internal sensing liquid. (I have *no* idea if there's a
technical term for that...)
I've gotten on a "empty the house so I can actually walk through it without
stubbing my toes on crap" kick, so I've been epaying just about everything
in sight[1], and I was thinking of epaying these, too.
I have 2 questions:
1) I normally offer shipping to the US, Canada & Western Europe - anyone
know what kind of restrictions there are on shipping mercury, even if it is
very well enclosed (I'm talking about the thermometer, but I was planning
on taking extra precautions packing them as well)?
2) Do thermometers suffer badly in a decompressed atmosphere? Can I ship
these airmail, or do they have to be ground/boat shipped?
Thanks one and all!
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
--
Roger "Merch" Merchberger | JC: "Like those people in
Celeronville!"
sysadmin, Iceberg Computers | Me: "Don't you mean Silicon Valley???"
zmerch(a)30below.com | JC: "Yea, that's the place!"
| JC == Jeremy Christian
3:35 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Merchberger" <zmerch(a)30below.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 5:35 PM
Subject: More OT: Shipping Mercury
I have 3 old (but not *quite* antique) heavy-duty
thermometers that use
mercury as it's internal sensing liquid. (I have *no* idea if there's a
technical term for that...)
I have 2 questions:
1) I normally offer shipping to the US, Canada & Western Europe - anyone
know what kind of restrictions there are on shipping mercury, even if it
is
very well enclosed (I'm talking about the
thermometer, but I was planning
on taking extra precautions packing them as well)?
2) Do thermometers suffer badly in a decompressed atmosphere? Can I ship
these airmail, or do they have to be ground/boat shipped?
I would have thought that thermometers are fairly safe as there is no air
inside , only mercury and a vacuum ( well mercury vapour ).
I can't see that there any restrictions on shipping - most of them probably
come from China , these days , anyway.
Ask your shipping company. The glass on a thermometer is pretty thick.
Geoff.
Thanks one and all!
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
--
Roger "Merch" Merchberger | JC: "Like those people in
Celeronville!"
sysadmin, Iceberg Computers | Me: "Don't you mean Silicon Valley???"
zmerch(a)30below.com | JC: "Yea, that's the place!"
| JC == Jeremy Christian
5:37 p.m.
Rumor has it that Geoffrey Thomas may have mentioned these words:
I would have thought that thermometers are fairly safe
as there is no air
inside , only mercury and a vacuum ( well mercury vapour ).
I can't see that there any restrictions on shipping - most of them probably
come from China , these days , anyway.
Ask your shipping company. The glass on a thermometer is pretty thick.
I did some searches on ePay, and I did find a few people selling things
with mercury in them. Most of these people were shipping worldwide with
USPS Priority mail, so I'd doubt there'd be any problems... ;-)
[[ Sellam: I found one guy selling 5 decent-sized mercury switches -- if
you needed a 2nd round, or more eye-drops... ;-) ]]
Thanks again, all!
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
Roger "Merch" Merchberger | JC: "Like those people in
Celeronville!"
sysadmin, Iceberg Computers | Me: "Don't you mean Silicon Valley???"
zmerch(a)30below.com | JC: "Yea, that's the place!"
| JC == Jeremy Christian
7:50 p.m.
Well, with everyone here having Mercury on the Brain
syndrome lately
(thanks again Sellam! ;-) ) I have a question about shipping it, possibly
overseas
Basically, the only restriction is that the package can't go by airmail,
so its parcel post or economy surface (not Priority!).
This is what Bob at the Post Office said...
William Donzelli
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