Mercury Reduction Best Management Practices for Mercury-containing Products in the Hospital Industrial Thermometers

Air and water heating and cooling systems employ thermometers to allow monitoring of the systems' performance. Many of these thermometers are mercury in glass.     Recycling/disposal of mercury-containing industrial thermometers It will be necessary to properly recycle or dispose of mercury industrial thermometers if the hospital is retrofitting with mercury-free thermometers or if it is replacing an entire heating or cooling system that employed mercury thermometers. The thermometers should be packed for delivery to the designated hazardous waste collection point in a tightly closed container and in a manner that will prevent breakage of the thermometers. Contact the hazardous waste management coordinator for detailed instructions.

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