Disposable mercury monitors for dental surgeries

Disposable mercury monitors for dental surgeries: (i) one soaked in palladium chloride but unexposed; (ii) one soaked in palladium chloride and exposed to mercury vapour to blacken it; (iii) one dyed with Orange G dye to maintain colour fastness; 1996.

Details

Category:
Environmental Science & Technology
Object Number:
1996-643
Materials:
filter and paper
Measurements:
backing: 86 x 51 cm
type:
disposable mercury monitors
credit:
UMDS Dental School, Guys Hospital

Parts

Disposable mercury monitor for dental surgeries

Disposable mercury monitor for dental surgeries

Disposable mercury monitor for dental surgeries, soaked in palladium chloride and exposed to mercury vapour to blacken it.

Object Number:
1996-643/1
type:
monitor
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Disposable mercury monitors for dental surgeries

Disposable mercury monitors for dental surgeries

Two disposable mercury monitors for dental surgeries: one soaked in palladium chloride but unexposed; one dyed with Orange G dye to maintain colour fastness.

Object Number:
1996-643/2
type:
monitor
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum