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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...