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*!