A broken mercury-containing thermometer can be toxic if the vapors are inhaled. The risk of poisoning from touching or swallowing mercury from a broken thermometer is low if appropriate clean-up measures are taken.
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Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) contain small amounts of mercury. Some of this mercury can be released into the air if the bulbs are broken. Careful cleanup of broken bulbs can minimize the risk of mercury exposure.
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Mercury is a naturally occurring substance, found in air, water, and soil. It also is found in dental amalgam fillings. In sufficient quantity, mercury is known to be toxic to humans. Even so, scientific evidence, accumulated over decades, supports the view that there is no clinical evidence of mercury poisoning in people who have amalgam fillings in their mouths.
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