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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 1997  > October  >
In the Laboratory
Eliminating Mercury Thermometers from the Lab
T. Stephen Everett
Goucher College, Department of Chemistry, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 21204-2794
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October 1997
Vol. 74 No. 10
p. 1204
Abstract
This brief laboratory safety note describes how electronic cooking thermometers can be used to replace standard mercury thermometers in the undergraduate organic chemistry lab. Various factors, including safety, cost, and ease of use, were considered. The stainless steel thermometer probe connected to a LCD display unit adequately serves multiple purposes in the organic lab while eliminating the hazards associated with the use of mercury thermometers.
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*  Citation
 Everett, T. Stephen. J. Chem. Educ. 1997 74 1204.
*  Keywords
 Laboratory, Safety/Hazardous Materials, Laboratory Equipment/Apparatus, Laboratory Instruction, and Mercury
*  History
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Last Updated:		 July 27, 1999
June 23, 2005
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