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Can you wash mercury out of clothes? can you wash it off of hands?
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Skin yes, clothes no: Washing the exposed skin with soap and water should remove any residual liquid mercury. Most procedures recommend removing and and double-bagging contaminated clothing and personal belongings, but not about washing them.
Answered 9/2/2014
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