I was recently reading the April 10, 2026, NSTA Blog, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.

In this blog I read an article written by Ken Roy. He wrote an article entitled "Mercury Spills in the Science Instructional Space: Hazards, Risks, and Safety Actions."

Use of mercury in high school and middle school science classrooms and laboratory instructional spaces has well-known safety and health hazards and risks. Bottomline is don't take any chances with safety and health-even to learn important science.