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Re: [OM] Hg cell shelf life?

Subject: Re: [OM] Hg cell shelf life?
From: "Michael Humberston" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 06:47:35 +0100
On 1 Jul 2001, at 22:35, Michael Virsinger wrote:

> Should mercury (being so toxic) be stored so close to food items? Can
> the vapor and / or the metal itself contaminate a freezer over time?

The batteries are sealed.  There won't leak or present any hazard 
unless you damage them.

> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> 
> > Just stash the new one in a moisture-proof bag/container and put it
> > in your refrigerator against that inevitable day.

Include a silica gel sachet to ensure that condensation does not form 
inside the sealed bag.

Mike



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