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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The night temperature in Hardoi was recorded at 15°C and it was 4.6°C above normal, in Taj city, it was 14.6°C and it was 5 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It is in several glass containers, including numerous glass mercury switches. A large spill is considered anything greater than a broken thermometer. She said that the individual had not yet sold ...