General Info

http://www.pca.state.mn.us/air/mercury-faq.html A brief but accessible page by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency containing faq’s about Mercury. 

http://www.minerals.net/mineral/elements/mercury/mercury.htm This is a reference card for mercury and includes links to other related sites as well as a picture of native mercury.

http://www.orcbs.msu.edu/AWARE/pamphlets/hazwaste/mercuryfacts.html This is an overall page including brief descriptions of uses, exposure, toxicity, precautions, and waste disposal of mercury.

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/phs8916.html This is a comprehensive page on mercury by the ATSDR.  It includes general information, sources, effects, and regulations concerning mercury.

http://minerals.usgs.gov/mercury The mercury research main page of the USGS.

http://www.seedcoalition.org/pdf/MercuryFlyer.pdf This page is sponsored by the SEED group, Sustainable Energy and Economic Development, which released an advisory concerning the basics of mercury and its effects.

http://www.epa.gov/oar/merwhite.html,     http://www.epa.gov/oar/mercover.html Both pages are summaries of the December 1997 report on mercury by the EPA.  They include brief histories of sources and emissions, effects and impact, technologies, and mitigation and community action.  It is possible through them to link to the full report.

http://www.des.state.nh.us/nhppp/mercury.htm This is an extensive site by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Sciences.  It includes up-to-date links on many  aspects of mercury: regulation, healthcare, dental projects, fish advisories, vendors, and much more. 

http://www.moea.state.mn.us/berc/mercury.cfm This is a brief page by the 
Minnesota Office of Environmental Affairs on sources, effects, and prevention processes in mercury.

http://wellness.ucdavis.edu/safety_info/poison_prevention/poison_book/mercury.html This page has a brief general safety description on mercury, health effects, and 
proper clean-up techniques, a very accessible page.  

http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/mercury/ This site 
has a column on the left of topics having to do with mercury.  It includes 
background information, exposure, risks, effects, sources, and regulations for safe working environments.