In the event that a thermometer breaks, the spilled mercury can evaporate into vapor and this poses health risks to anyone who inhales the vapor or makes direct skin contact with the liquid, according ...

As authorities move to end production by 2026, households are split between safety concerns and trust in familiar devices.

As 2025 is ending, social media has been abuzz with news about the upcoming full ban on the production of mercury thermometers and mercury sphygmomanometers starting January 1, 2026 due to safety ...

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 ...

WEST BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of a New York thermometer factory was sentenced Friday to three years of probation for failing to protect workers who were exposed to hazardous levels of mercury ...

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 ...