Another advantage of alcohol is that the freezing temperature of mercury is around -38F, so a mercury thermometer is not ...

The global thermometer market size was valued at USD 1.50 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach from USD 1.63 billion in ...

Mercury is toxic to the touch and would be dangerous should the thermometer bulb break. Another advantage of alcohol is that the freezing temperature of mercury is around -38F, so a mercury ...

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 can be found in a variety of non-laboratory items such as fluorescent light bulbs, thermometers, older pressure gauges, plumbing traps, manometers, barometer, thermostats, capacitors, and ...

During in-house tests on popular clinical thermometers (mercury and digital) has found at least 16 popular brands to be inaccurate in calibration. In a shocking revelation, the Consumer Education ...

WEST BABYLON, N.Y.-- Workers at a thermometer factory in West Babylon, New York who were exposed to airborne mercury blame their employer for "prioritizing profits over people." Their boss at the ...

Read the instructions that come with it if you're unsure of how to use it. DON'T use a glass mercury thermometer because they've been known to break. Wash the thermometer off before using it ...