Mercury Vapor Contamination of Infant Incubators: A Potential Hazard

1 November 1979

journal article
research article
Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics

Vol. 64 (5) , 640-642
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.64.5.640

Abstract

In a survey of 42 infant incubators 18 showed detectable concentrations of mercury vapor. In 12 instances the concentrations of mercury vapor in the thermometer holder exceeded industrial safety standards. In 16 incubators the contamination was traced to broken mercury-in-glass thermometers used to monitor incubator ambient temperatures. Use of alcohol thermometers or thermistors in place of mercury-in-glass thermometers would eliminate this potential hazard.

Keywords

MERCURY FUMES

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Mercury toxicity in the pregnant woman, fetus, and newborn infant
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1976