End of an Era: NIST to Cease Calibrating Mercury Thermometers (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

End of an Era: NIST to Cease Calibrating Mercury Thermometers

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NIST researcher Dawn Cross calibrates a mercury thermometer using the icepoint of water as a reference. NIST will cease to offer this service on March 1, 2011, in order to support efforts to reduce the amount of mercury in the environment.

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