A Long Island thermometer manufacturer faces almost $200,000 in penalties after federal workplace safety inspectors determined that the company failed to adequately protect workers who were exposed to ...
AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – After being called to a report of a broken thermometer in Amherst, fire officials are urging residents to take serious precautions when handling mercury-containing devices and ...
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Birmingham firefighters and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management were called to Putnam Middle School after a thermometer broke, spilling mercury. No students were ...
China will completely ban the production of mercury thermometers and mercury blood pressure monitors from January 1, 2026, ...
ST. PAUL — Officials at Hazel Park Middle School evacuated a classroom after a thermometer containing mercury broke and spilled a small amount of the liquid metal. Principal Coleman McDonough says the ...
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 ...