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 ...

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.

Mercury spills from broken thermometers are the most common type of hazardous material cleanup on campus. Broken thermometers are also a source of potential mercury discharge to the sanitary sewer ...

Building a thermometer is a matter of precise technology—putting just the right amount of mercury into a specially designed glass tube, for instance—but determining which numbers to use on the ...