You rush to get a thermometer. You grab one, but in your haste, you drop it. It breaks, and mercury beads shoot across the bathroom floor. Now you’ve not only got a sick kid, but a potentially ...

Whether it’s a traditional mercury thermometer, a modern digital one ... Thermometers have come a long way from simple glass tubes to high-tech digital and infrared devices.

Mercury in the glass thermometer that we use for checking body temperature is most lethal and can pose serious health problems if accidentally spilt Mercury in the glass thermometer that we use ...

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 ...

DON'T use a glass mercury thermometer because they ... MD Taking an underarm temperature reading is relatively simple. .. Make sure the thermometer is clean and place it under the arm of the ...