Silver Nitrate spill in bathroom, how do I safely remove stains?
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I live In the UK and in my job we use droplets of Silver Nitrate to test for presence of salt water in which case the droplet turns a milky white. I had a small dropper bottle amongst my work equipment I brought home. My elderly mother thought it must have been something like olbas oil or something other kind of medicine dropper (don't worry, it was not used). She placed the bottle within a cupboard above a hot water tank in the bathroom. When I happened across it, I picked up the bottle by the cap, assuming it was fixed tight like I always ensure it is after using, and it was loose, evidently my mother had opened it to inspect it. The bottle dropped from my hand and spilled across the hot water cylinder, across an expansion vessel, radiator, tile, wall and possibly some copper pipes. When it spilled the fluid is clear and I couldn't see where the spill was, I believe I managed to soak up some of the silver nitrate with some kitchen roll and dampening the area down to dilute, but a day has passed and now brown stains have appeared. How do I safely remove these stains, and will I need to wear anything like a P3 particulate mask? I assume chemical resistant gloves and goggles are a given. submitted by /u/Motorheadbanger118 |
