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Why do OSHA and EPA and the AMA all discourage the use of mercury filled clinical thermometers?
When Mercury filled thermometers break, the mercury is released. Mercury is toxic to people, pets and the environment.
There is a long history of mercury from broken thermometers and other medical devices being improperly dealt with, or even ignored. Since there are adequate replacements for mercury thermometers, OSHA, EPA, AMA and others discourage the use of mercury thermometers and encourage their replacement with thermometers using other technologies.
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What were thermometers once filled with?
I think that thermometers (liquid) were once filled with mercury. Xo, Smartiiz.
Which instrument is often filled with mercury or colored water or alcohol?
Thermometers are the instrument that is often filled with mercury, colored water, or alcohol. Most early thermometers were made with mercury.
What are thermometers filled with besides mercury?
Thermometers can be filled with alcohol, which is a less toxic alternative to mercury. Some modern thermometers use digital sensors to measure temperature, eliminating the need for any liquid filling.
Why is mercury not suitable for thermometers in Canada?
Mercury is not suitable for thermometers in Canada because it is toxic and poses environmental and health risks if it is released. In addition, being a liquid at room temperature, mercury may expand and contract too much with changes in temperature, affecting the accuracy of the thermometer readings. These factors have led to the phasing out of mercury thermometers in many countries, including Canada.
Why can't you use mercury thermometers?
Mercury is toxic and poses serious health and environmental risks if the thermometer were to break. Safer alternatives, such as digital thermometers or alcohol-filled thermometers, are now commonly used instead.
What type of thermometer is widely used in science classrooms?
Frequently thermometers filled with an alcohol; but also thermometers with mercury, with thermoresistance, thermocouples, etc.
What instrument will you use to get the temperature of the water?
A thermometer is typically used to measure the temperature of water. There are different types of thermometers such as digital thermometers, and mercury or alcohol-filled thermometers, that can be used depending on the specific requirements of the situation.
Name the metalic element which is liquid at room temperature and is used in thermometers?
Mercury, also called quicksilver, is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. A heavy, silvery, transition metal, mercury is one of five elements that are liquid at or near room temperature. Mercury is used in thermometers, barometers and other scientific apparatus, although the use of mercury in thermometers has been largely phased out in clinical and scientific environments (in favor of alcohol-filled, digital or thermistor-based replacements) due to concerns about the element's toxicity. Mercury, like lead, is a neurotoxin, and elevated blood mercury levels have led to retardation and deformities in children. ~Wikipedia
What thermometers are used in the medical field?
For similar reasons as any other field, to measure temperature. They are most often portable mercury or alcohol filled, sealed and graduated glass thermometers.
What are the four kinds of thermomether?
1. Alcohol or spirit thermometer 2. Mercury thermometer 3. Liquid crystal thermometer 4. Quartz thermometer 5. Reversing thermometer 6. Resistance thermometer
What is a mercury filled glass tube that measures air temperature called?
A mercury-filled glass tube that measures air temperature is called a mercury thermometer.
This instrument is often filled with mercury colored water or alcohol?
The instrument you are referring to is likely a thermometer. Thermometers are commonly filled with either colored alcohol or mercury to measure temperature changes based on the expansion or contraction of the liquid inside.
