http://www.cookthermometers.com/has-mercury-been-banned-in-thermometers-2.php Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:10:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.cookthermometers.com/has-mercury-been-banned-in-thermometers-2.php/comment-page-1#comment-412 Phillip R Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:32:13 +0000 http://www.cookthermometers.com/has-mercury-been-banned-in-thermometers-2.php#comment-412 Mercury hasn't officially been banned, but it is known to be highly toxic and hazardous. Most laboratories will try to avoid using them, but there are times when Hg (mercury) thermometers are needed. Your thermometer, that is red contains 'red alcohol' and not mercury. Unfortunately there is no way to get rid of mercury, because the halflife is something like 5000 years. But there are mercury clean up kits, and thats the easiest way to dispose of it. Mercury hasn't officially been banned, but it is known to be highly toxic and hazardous. Most laboratories will try to avoid using them, but there are times when Hg (mercury) thermometers are needed. Your thermometer, that is red contains 'red alcohol' and not mercury. Unfortunately there is no way to get rid of mercury, because the halflife is something like 5000 years. But there are mercury clean up kits, and thats the easiest way to dispose of it.

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