Since mercury is toxic, most modern thermometers use alcohol, which is dyed red or blue for easy visibility. These thermometers are great for measuring body temperature, room temperature ...

Red Mercury, which doesn’t exist ... It is mainly used in thermometers, float valves, fluorescence lamps and in the production of liquid mirrors. If it was that expensive thermometers would ...

Mercury in the glass thermometer that we use for checking body temperature is most lethal and can pose serious health problems if accidentally spilt Mercury in the glass thermometer that we use ...

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.