Also, employees worried about money woes are more easily distracted than other employees, which might lower their overall productivity, and a person who is not a responsible money manager might not make a responsible employee. That gives you a heads-up, but it doesn't give you much lead time to improve a damaging rating or correct an incorrect one. We need a new thermometer and I'm wondering whether to buy another mercury thermometer or a digital thermometer. It seems strange that mercury thermometers, which you put in your mouth, have such a toxic element in them. Across the nation, state governments are beginning to ban the distribution of mercury thermometers.
Mercury thermometers pose both an environmental and a health risk.
Because of its sensitivity to temperature and the fact that it doesn't stick to glass, mercury has been used in thermometers for nearly 300 years. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, swallowed mercury from broken thermometers actually poses a low risk compared with inhaled mercury vapors. Mercury that had seeped into carpets, then volatilized, has caused serious health problems in toddlers. If mercury is spilled onto a smooth surface, use two stiff pieces of paper to soak it up. If it's spilled onto a carpet, dispose of the contaminated piece.