Mercury in the United States : demand, supply and use changes and the EPA's roadmap for reduction / Erica O. Gosselin, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gosselin, Erica O., editor.

Series:

Environmental health (Nova Science Publishers)

Environmental Health - Physical, Chemical and Biological Factors

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mercury--United States.

Mercury.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Environmental concerns have led to numerous regulations that have dramatically decreased the reported production and use of mercury in the United States since the 1980s. Government legislation and subsequent industry actions have led to increased collection of mercury-containing materials and the recovery of mercury through recycling. Mercury emissions have been reduced and effective alternatives to mercury products have been developed for many applications. This book updates and quantifies the changes in demand, supply, use, and material flow for mercury in various sectors in the United States.

Contents:

""MERCURY IN THE UNITED STATES: DEMAND, SUPPLY AND USE CHANGES AND THE EPA'S ROADMAP FOR REDUCTION""; ""MERCURY IN THE UNITED STATES: DEMAND, SUPPLY AND USE CHANGES AND THE EPA'S ROADMAP FOR REDUCTION""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: CHANGING PATTERNS IN THE USE, RECYCLING, AND MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION OF MERCURY IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""HISTORICAL USE, PRODUCTION, AND LEGISLATION OF MERCURY""; ""PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND PROCESSES""; ""SECONDARY SOURCES OF MERCURY""

""USES OF MERCURY""""EFFECT OF THE MERCURY EXPORT BAN ACT OF 2008 ON THE U.S. MERCURY INDUSTRY""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""CONVERSION FACTORS, DATUM, AND ABBREVIATIONS""; ""REFERENCES CITED""; ""Chapter 2: EPA�S ROADMAP FOR MERCURY""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""I. ADDRESSING MERCURY RELEASES""; ""II. ADDRESSING MERCURY USES IN PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES""; ""III. MANAGING COMMODITY-GRADE MERCURY SUPPLIES""; ""IV. COMMUNICATING TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT MERCURY EXPOSURE RISKS""; ""V. ADDRESSING INTERNATIONAL MERCURY SOURCES""; ""VI. CONDUCTING MERCURY RESEARCH AND MONITORING""

""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 5, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63117-593-9

OCLC:

916951874