The ban will apply to new fever thermometers for both professional and private use, and also to "other measuring devices intended for sale to the general public (e.g. manometers, barometers, sphygmomanometers, thermometers other than fever thermometers)".
Lēš, ka 80–90 % no visa dzīvsudraba, ko lieto mērierīcēs un kontroles ierīcēs, izmanto medicīnas (ķermeņa temperatūras) un citos mājsaimniecības termometros.