The mercury thermometer, long a fixture in household medicine cabinets and industrial settings, is going the way of the horse and buggy. The reason: Mercury released into the environment from a broken ...

Broken thermometers are the cause of numerous calls to the Poison Center. Thermometers with a silver line contain elemental mercury. Thermometers with a red or blue liquid do NOT contain mercury.

One of the original activities of the National Institute of Standards & Technology is now history. As of March 1, NIST no longer provides calibration services for mercury thermometers. The move marks ...

It was one of Daniel Fahrenheit's most famous inventions. Now, after nearly 300 years as a household fixture, the mercury glass thermometer is bound for the museum. The Canadian government announced ...

Dear Dr. Roach: How much mercury is safe? — A.C. Dear A.C.: The chemical element mercury exists in three forms: elemental mercury, which is the kind in thermometers; inorganic mercury, especially ...

A BAN on mercury in thermometers was urged by the European Commission yesterday. A BAN on mercury in thermometers was urged by the European Commission yesterday. The chemical element should go because ...

A Florida high school went into lockdown after chemistry students brought thermometers to school. Asked to bring in an element from the periodic table, several students brought in thermometers ...

Mercury, also called quicksilver, is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. A heavy, silvery, transition metal, mercury is one of five elements that are ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging parents to do away with mercury thermometers and any other mercury-containing devices in an effort to protect children from exposure to the element. The ...

The European Union has banned the use of mercury in thermometers and other devices as a part of a larger strategy to end the use of the highly toxic substance across the continent. The European ...