More OT: Shipping Mercury

From: Geoffrey Thomas <geoffreythomas_at_onetel.com>
Date: Sat Sep 11 15:35:15 2004

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Merchberger" <zmerch_at_30below.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_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
>
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