Mercury release alerting
First Claim
1. A method for providing an alert to the release of mercury, comprising:
- providing a sealed breakable enclosure containing mercury; and
deploying an odor-producing agent within a sealed container, the container proximate to the enclosure, at least one of the breakable enclosure and the container physically separating the agent from the mercury;
wherein in response to a breaking of the breakable enclosure the agent produces an odor as a function of the breaking, said odor provides an alert to a release of the mercury.
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Abstract
Methods provide an alert to the release of mercury. A sealed container containing an odor-producing agent is provided proximate to a sealed breakable enclosure containing mercury, the container and/or the breakable enclosure physically separating the agent from the mercury. In response to a breaking of the breakable enclosure, the agent produces an odor as a function of the breaking, the odor providing an alert to a release of the mercury. Service methods are also provided, for example wherein a service provider provides the sealed breakable enclosure containing mercury and deploys the odor-producing agent. Articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing an alert to the release of mercury, comprising:
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providing a sealed breakable enclosure containing mercury; and deploying an odor-producing agent within a sealed container, the container proximate to the enclosure, at least one of the breakable enclosure and the container physically separating the agent from the mercury; wherein in response to a breaking of the breakable enclosure the agent produces an odor as a function of the breaking, said odor provides an alert to a release of the mercury. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing an alert to the release of mercury, comprising:
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producing computer executable program code; storing the code on a computer readable medium; and providing the program code to be deployed and executed on a programmable device, the program code comprising instructions which, when executed on the programmable device, cause the programmable device to; determine a breaking of a sealed breakable enclosure containing mercury; and release an odor-producing agent from a sealed container proximate to the enclosure in response to the determined breaking of the breakable enclosure; wherein at least one of the breakable enclosure and the container physically separate the agent from the mercury; and wherein the agent produces an odor as a function of the breaking, said odor providing an alert to a release of the mercury.
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20. A device configured to provide an alert to the release of mercury, comprising:
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a sealed breakable enclosure containing mercury; and a sealed container containing an odor-producing agent, the container deployed proximate to the enclosure wherein at least one of the breakable enclosure and the container physically separates the agent from the mercury; wherein in response to a breaking of the breakable enclosure the agent produces an odor as a function of the breaking, said odor providing an alert to a release of the mercury.
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