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The venerable Mercury thermometer has been on its way out for a number of years and the National Institute of Standards and Technology next month may give it a final push. On March 1, NIST said it ...

State Fire Marshal’s Office Spokesperson Jake Wark told 22News mercury is highly toxic to people and wildlife, so even a small spill requires specialized personnel and equipment. If you have a mercury ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Temperatures overnight in Rochester will be falling to the low teens by Tuesday morning, with wind chill values in the negative single digits. But why isn’t that wind chill ...

So, after dodging it for nearly three years (and precisely 14 days post-omicron booster), the little SOB finally got me. Pretty crappy timing if you ask me. Rather than bitch and moan about how lousy ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – After being called to a report of a broken thermometer in Amherst, fire officials are urging residents to take serious precautions when handling mercury-containing devices and ...

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 ...

Federal OSHA inspectors cited a Long Island thermometer manufacturer for overexposing their employees to elemental mercury (Hg) at its West Babylon, New York facility. OSHA determined Kessler ...

A Long Island thermometer manufacturer faces almost $200,000 in penalties after federal workplace safety inspectors determined that the company failed to adequately protect workers who were exposed to ...