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Mercury State Resources Tool

Minnesota

State Agencies

Pollution Control Agency

Minnesota Department of Health

Mercury Related State Legislation and Regulations

Hazardous Waste Regulations

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Other Resources

Primary Mercury Information Page -- In 1999, the legislature passed Minn. Stat. § 116.915 to help reduce mercury contamination in Minnesota fish. The statute (1) sets state mercury release goals, (2) lists Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) contamination-reduction strategies, (3) requires the MPCA to solicit voluntary reduction agreements, and (4) requires reports in 2001 and 2005.

Washington County Schedule for the Household Hazardous Waste Collections
Mercury Information Website
Universal Waste Management (Mercury)
Mercury for Health Professionals
Hospital and Nursing Home Mercury Source Worksheet

Other Resources from EPA and National Organizations

Amalgam Waste, Best Management (ADA)
Mercury Resources for Business and Industry (EPA)
Mercury Information for Health Care Providers (EPA)
Mercury (EPA)
Basic Information (EPA)
Mercury Resources for the Automotive Industry (EPA)
Mercury Resources for Sewage Treatment Plants (EPA)
Mercury Resources for Power Plants (EPA)
Mercury Resources for the Chlor-alkali Industry (EPA)
Mercury Resources for Iron and Steel Production (EPA)
Fluorescent bulbs, Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) and Other Mercury-Containing Bulbs (EPA)
Mercury Spills, Disposal and Site Cleanup (EPA)
Mercury in Dental Amalgam (EPA)
Best Management Practices for Dental Offices (EPA)
Schools and Mercury (EPA)
Eliminating Mercury in Hospitals (EPA )
Best Management Practices for Common Dental Office Wastes (HERC)
Best Management Practices for Reducing and Properly Managing Mercury-Containing Items in Hospitals (Hinkley Center)
Interstate Mercury Education & Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC) (NEWMOA)
Removing Mercury from Hospital Labs (Sustainable Hospitals)
Mercury Reduction Best Management Practices for Mercury-containing Products in the Hospital (Sustainable Hospitals)
Why is Mercury a Problem? (Sustainable Hospitals)
Information on Recycling Mercury-Containing Products: (WasteCap of MA)
Mercury Waste Virtual Elimination Model Plan (Hospitals for a Healthy Environment)
10 Steps to Implementing a Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Program (Hospitals for a Healthy Environment)
Mercury in Health Care Lab Reagents (MN TAP)
Environmental Dental Mercury Management (Dental Mercury Environmental Management)
Mercury clearinghouse for mercury reduction, recycling, management, education and elimination in schools. (Mercury in Schools)
Management of Mercury in a laboratory setting. (Mercury in the Laboratory)
Mercury in Science Laboratories and Classrooms (NEWMOA)
Construction and Demolition of Buildings With Mercury Containing Devices (Purdue University)

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