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Alternative technologies / Chemical spills / Consumer education / Consumers / Hazardous waste management / Housholds / Laws and legislation / Manufacturing processes / Pollution prevention / Recycling (Waste, etc.) / Reporting / Thermometers
Alphabetical Listing of Reference Documents by Title
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EPA Mercury Fever Thermometers: Alternatives and Spill Clean Up
Abstract: Links to alternatives for mercury thermometers and what to do in case of a spill, government actions etc.
Source: US Environmental Protection Agency, Environment Canada
URL: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/spills/index.htm#thermometer
How Should a Fever Thermometer Be Disposed Of? A Survey of Those Likely to be Asked
Abstract: Survey by the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System of 80 state and local officials regarding disposal of mercury thermometers.
Source: Pediatrics
URL: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/109/5
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Purdue University: Identifying Mercury Thermometers
Abstract: How to identify mercury thermometers.
Source: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
URL: http://www.purdue.edu/rem/hmm/mercinfo.htm
Selecting Non-Mercury Thermometers
Abstract: Compares the accuracy of different types of thermometers.
Source: Sustainable Hospitals/Lowell Center for Sustainable Production
URL: http://www.sustainablehospitals.org/HTMLSrc/IP_Merc_FTNonmer
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