[Nhcoll-l] mercury vapor testing

Gegick, Patricia, DCA patricia.gegick at state.nm.us
Wed May 7 12:49:04 EDT 2014


Hi Listees,
We have an old (1900's) beautiful collection of bird eggs that are housed in a specially made wooden chest.  Some years ago I learned that it is possible that the eggs may have been preserved with a mercury compound and the eggs and the wooden storage container may be giving off mercury vapors.  Since then the egg collection has been sealed and is not being displayed.  I also have a drying oven in which a thermometer was broken.  The oven was professionally cleaned but we would also like to have this tested for mercury vapor.   I have found only one local company that will actually test for Hg vapor.  Does anyone have any experience with other options for mercury vapor testing?  Thanks
Patricia J. Gegick
Bioscience Collections Specialist
Department of Collections and Research
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
1801 Mountain Road, NW
Albuquerque, NM  87104-1375
Phone:  505.841.2867  Fax: 505.841.2808
email:  patricia.gegick at state.nm.us
"Every calculation based on experience elsewhere fails in New Mexico." Lew Wallace, New Mexico Territorial Governor from 1878-1881. New Mexico: The Land of Enchantment


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