"Amalgam corrosion is the combined action of Hg and moisture on susceptible materials, primarily aluminum and tin. The ...

FARGO — The principal of a liquid-in-glass thermometer is that the liquid inside a very narrow tube will contract and expand with temperature variation. The top of the liquid represents the ...

Dear Action Line: What are you supposed to do with mercury waste? My grandparents still have the old-style mercury thermometers. Isn't mercury dangerous? -- M.C., Tulsa. Mercury is very dangerous. Old ...

FARGO — The principal of a liquid-in-glass thermometer is that the liquid inside a very narrow tube will contract and expand with temperature variation. The top of the liquid represents the ...

Fire officials warn residents about the dangers of mercury spills and provide guidelines for proper handling and disposal of ...

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 ...

RACINE -ÊPublic health officials may soon put the heat on local politicians to ban the sale of mercury thermometers. The Racine Board of Health is expected to consider a draft ordinance Feb. 13, said ...