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Mercury Reduction Through the Use of Pollution Prevention Techniques

Mercury’s Effect on Human Health
Mercury is harmful to human health and is especially toxic to the nervous system – the brain and spinal cord – particularly the developing nervous system of a fetus or young child. Mercury’s effects can also be very subtle taking years to appear.

In humans, mercury is toxic to the nervous system, affecting the brain, spinal cord, kidneys and liver. Mercury exposure is particularly significant for young children and pregnant women because mercury inhibits the development of the brain and nervous system. Lowered intelligence, impaired hearing, and poor coordination are some of the effects seen in children with elevated mercury exposure. more …

Hot Topics

• A Report to the Legislature on Mercury-added Thermostat Recycling in New Hampshire (Publication R-CO-10-1)
• Cleaning Up Household Spills of Elemental Mercury(Fact Sheet WMD-HW-15)
• Recommended Mercury Spill Cleanup Procedure for Fluorescent Lamp Breakage
• TRC Thermostat Recycling Plan

Publications (Complete List)

• Cleaning Up Household Spills of Elemental Mercury(Fact Sheet WMD-HW-15)
• Freshwater Fish Consumption Guidelines(Fact Sheet ARD-EHP-25)
• Mercury: Sources, Transport, Deposition and Impacts(Fact Sheet ARD-28)
• Mercury-Containing Devices(Fact Sheet WMD-HW-17)
• Mercury in the Environment(Fact Sheet BB-21)

Rules/Regulatory

• Mercury Rules for Manufacturers

Education/Outreach

• Cleaning up a mercury spill
• Fluorescent Lamp Recycling
• Mercury in the Home
• Tanning Bed Lamp Recycling

Technical Assistance

• Mercury Reduction at Healthcare Facilities
• Mercury Reduction in Schools
• Mercury Reduction on the Farm
• Mercury Switch Collection Project
• Mercury Vendors – Recyclers, Fever Thermometers, Spill Kits

Related Programs

• 15 Mile Falls Project
• Household Hazardous Waste Program
• Universal Wastes

Contact Us (Complete List)

• NHDES Pollution Prevention Program
  29 Hazen Drive; PO Box 95
  Concord, NH 03302-0095
  In State: (800) 273-9469
  (603) 271-6460
  (603) 271-2667 (fax)
  nhppp@des.nh.gov

 

 

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