SFU EHS will swap your mercury thermometers with non-mercury alternatives for free. Simon Fraser University is committed to eliminating non-essential uses of mercury and mercury-containing products.

Until fairly recently, when we needed to know the temperature precisely, reliably, and over a wide range we used mercury thermometers. The devices themselves were marvels of instrumentation ...

A two-year-old was saved due to early diagnosis and quick recovery at a Delhi hospital after he swallowed mercury when a ...