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A.K.A. Hydrargyrum, Quicksilver, Death, Hg, Element Number 80
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Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act of 1996 Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Safe Drinking Water Act
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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
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Extracted From Cinnabar Refining Natural Gas Reprocessing Recycling
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Human Effects Impaired Brain Function Kidney Problems Environmental Effects Affects Water Quality Can Become Methylmercury
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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 11 th, 25 th,& November 1 st 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*!
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