Mercury Thermometer Program

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FREE Thermometer Exchange

Bring Your Old Mercury Thermometer to the District Office and Receive one new digital thermometer for FREE!

Keep Mercury Out of the Environment!

Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District has a Mercury Thermometer Exchange in support of efforts to protect and preserve the environment. Mercury is particularly pernicious in the environment and MUST be kept out of the trash or drain when they reach the end of their useful lives. Mercury is a nerve toxin that may impair the way we see, hear, walk and talk. When it gets loose in the environment, it doesn’t go away!!

You Can Help

Bring your Mercury Thermometer (in its container and/or Ziploc bag) to our District Office and receive a FREE DIGITAL THERMOMETER. The Exchange Form can be downloaded here, or filled out when you arrive.

Mercury Facts!

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1 gram of mercury (a drop) can pollute over 2 million gallons of water or a 20-acre lake!!! (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).Important!!! A gram of mercury is only a small drop. For comparison, a teaspoonful of mercury weighs would weigh about 70 grams.

A thermometer contains approximately 0.7-1.1 grams of mercury.
A thermostat contains about 3 grams of mercury.
Costs less than many potable water supplies.
A mercury switch contains about 3.5 grams of mercury.
One hundred fluorescent lamps contain about 4 grams mercury.

Got Mercury?

The following items potentially contain mercury and ALL can be disposed of properly!

MERCURY VAPOR LAMPS THERMOMETERS MERCURY SWITCHES
FLUORESCENT LAMPS THERMOSTAT PROBES RELAYS
METAL HALIDE LAMPS NEON LAMPS THERMOSTATS
HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM LAMPS DENTAL AMALGAM MANOMETERS
GAUGES LABORATORY SOLUTIONS

Great Mercury Facts are in this brochure. For responsible recycling and disposal questions in the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District, please contact Sahar Golshani (415) 472-1734

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Website Accessibility Policy

Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (415) 472-1734

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (415) 472-1734.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.

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