A.K.A. Hydrargyrum, Quicksilver, Death, Hg, Element Number 80.
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Transcript of A.K.A. Hydrargyrum, Quicksilver, Death, Hg, Element Number 80.
A.K.A. Hydrargyrum, Quicksilver, Death, Hg,
Element Number 80
Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act of 1996
Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Safe Drinking Water Act
Barometers Catalysts9For Chlor-Alkali Production) And Pigments Cells for Caustic Soda and Chlorine Production Dental Amalgams Electrical Instruments Fluorescent Lamps Fungicides/Preservatives (most uses now banned) Extraction Of Gold & Silver Investment Casting Laboratory Reagent Manometers Medicines Mercury Vapor Lamps Metal Plating Photography Synthetic Silk Solder Tanning and Dyeing Textile Production Thermometers Use In Boilers/Turbines For Electricity Generation
Extracted From Cinnabar Refining Natural Gas Reprocessing Recycling
Human Effects• Impaired Brain Function• Kidney Problems
Environmental Effects• Affects Water Quality• Can Become Methylmercury
Mercury: A Death Threat Common Sources:
• Barometers• Thermometers• Solders• Fluorescent Lamps
Mercury Causes:• Loss of Brain Functions• DEATH
What you can do:• Dispose of your Mercury at a Hazardous Waste Day• On October 11th, 25th ,& November 1st in Essex, on
Dump Road
Bring in your wastes for proper disposal such as:
Gasoline Polishes Paint Stripper Disinfectants Brake Fluids Moth Balls Turpentine Mercury Transmission Fluid Batteries Aerosols Glues Herbicides, Pesticides Sealants Oil-based Paints Solvents Ammonia Brake Fluid and more*!