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European Union bans sale of toxic mercury thermometers
The European Union has banned the use of mercury in thermometers and other devices as a part of a larger strategy to end the use of the highly toxic substance across the continent.
The European Parliament approved on Tuesday a ban on the sale of new mercury fever thermometers, manometers and other measurement devices, citing its toxic effects on humans, ecosystems and wildlife. The new legislation should become national law in the EU's 27 member countries by spring 2009.