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

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.

When a mercury thermometer breaks ... Agarwal said a syringe should be used to suck up the liquid under water, maintaining great care all the while. 'Just one gram of mercury is enough to ...