If you’re still using a mercury thermometer to see if the kid’s got a fever, it’s time for an upgrade in your in-home medical equipment. And now’s your chance to do without paying a whole lot.

Determined to do the right thing, King County residents have rushed to take advantage of an environmental program that trades old mercury-filled thermometers for battery-powered digital ones. They ...

Mercury and mercury-containing devices have historically been used in laboratories and shops to measure temperature, pressure, liquid density, and humidity. Other common sources of mercury include ...

When you think of the thermometer your mom used when you were a child, you probably have memories of a small glass rod filled with mercury that was almost impossible to read accurately. But fast ...

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 ...