75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Agenda Item #14 Battery Sort Data Mercury and Free Riders 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meeting 16 June 2011 Marc Boolish
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings 2011 Battery Sorts San Mateo County California Lee County Florida Hennepin County Minnesota Camden County New Jersey 2
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Mercury in the Waste Stream 3 ppm Mercury
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Mercury Content By Battery Size Sample sizes Lee – lb / 174 kg San Mateo – 129 lb / 58.5 kg Battery TypeMean Hg Percentage (ppm) Lee (2011)San Mateo (2011) AA AAA C D V
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Mercury Content Weighted Average LocationAlkaline Manganese & Carbon Zinc % Mercury Free Batteries Lee County % San Mateo County % Weighted Average % 5
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Free Riders NEMA = 78.4% of alkaline and carbon zinc batteries Lee County AAAAACD9VTotalPercentage Duracell % Energizer % Other NEMA Members % Non NEMANot broken out individually % AAAAACD9VTotal NEMA Sum (lbs) Percentage32.8%5.4%11.0%43.1%7.6% Total Lee Weight = lb Weight in Pounds (lb) 6
75 years of excellence 16 June 2011 – Washington DC 16 th Trilateral Working Group Meetings Age of AA Alkaline Batteries Combined Lee and San Mateo Counties Age in Years Number of batteries YearPercent % % % % % % % % % % 7 Total Sample = 1718 Pieces
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