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Mercury State Resources Tool

West Virginia

State Agencies

Department of Environmental Protection

West Virginia Department of Health

Mercury Related State Legislation and Regulations

Universal Waste Regulations

Other Resources

Prohibition on Crushing of Universal Waste Lamps The WVDEP has adopted Federal Regulations (40 CFR Part 273) regulating Universal Waste in Section 13 of State Rule 33 CSR 20. In 1999, 40 CFR Part 273 was amended to include lamps. That amended rule is called Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Program; Hazardous Waste Lamps. You may see the rule on the Internet by going to http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/hazwaste.htm#id. The Rule is listed under the heading "Mercury Waste."

Wisconsin Hazardous Waste Collection Programs

Mercury Reduction Programs
Universal Waste Lamps Management (mercury)

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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