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 ...

Mercury is toxic to the touch and would be dangerous should the thermometer bulb break. Another advantage of alcohol is that the freezing temperature of mercury is around -38F, so a mercury ...

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.