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40 CFR 273.9 defines mercury-containing equipment as a device or part of a device (including thermostats but excluding batteries and lamps) that contains elemental mercury integral to its function.
Some mercury-containing equipment meets the above definition but is not universal waste. These include:
Some commonly recognized devices are:
Care should be taken not to break ampules of mercury and a clean-up system should be readily available to immediately transfer any mercury resulting from spills or leaks from broken ampules to an intact container.