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Background Information
Community Action
Effects of Mercury

General Information
Mercury and the Environment
Mercury and Humans
Mitigation/Waste Management 
Risk Assessment 

Scientific Studies

Sources of Mercury
   
Ramford University Library
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Mitigation/Waste Management Technology 

http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/bnsdocs/mercsrce/merc_srce.html This page gives a detailed description of both natural and anthropogenic sources and where it is used in industry.  It also gives waste amounts produced in the Great Lakes States and the regulations imposed on Mercury.  

http://www.mercurywastesolutions.com/ LampTracker from Mercury Waste Solutions, Inc. This is a disposal company and gives information on how to properly dispose of mercury.

http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/w-hhw4-43b.pdf A helpful fact sheet on how to properly clean up a mercury spill.

http://www.epa.gov/docs/grtlakes/seahome/mercury/src/title.htm An extensive report on Mercury Waste Reduction & Waste Prevention in Medical Facilities. 

http://www.moea.state.mn.us/berc/mercury-lamps.cfm This page describes the process of recycling the mercury in fluorescent lights. 

http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~epados/mercbuild/src/frame.htm This site is maintained by the EPA and Purdue University for building contractors and building owners concerning how to handle mercury and where to find it in buildings.  It includes two case studies of buildings contaminated with mercury.

http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/mercdshm.htm This site by the New York DEC is dedicated to mercury management and contains articles and links to sites on mercury clean-up and removal. 

http://www.nema.org/lamprecycle/ This site is sponsored by the Lamp Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) to encourage the recycling of spent mercury-containing lamps. The Lamp Section represents virtually all manufacturers of mercury-containing lamps that sell such lamps.

http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pbt/hgaction.htm This is a draft of an action plan published by the EPA describing how to deal with various mercury issues from fate to risk to health effects and more, very extensive.