Mercury Links

Pollution Watch - is a free service that merges information from approximately 300 databases to create instant rankings based on pollution loads and health hazards for almost 2000 polluting facilities across Canada.

U.S. National Academy of Science Report: Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury

The Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association: Search the Associations’ database to find out what mercury reduction programs are taking place in the U.S.

Mercury Education and Reduction Campaign (MERC): Published by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

The Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (1994)

Canadian Council of Ministers on the Environment: “Canada Wide Standards for Mercury Emissions” Overview/Rationale

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Binational Mercury Toxics Strategy

Michigan’s Mercury Pollution Prevention Homepage published by the State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality  

City of Toronto Household Hazardous Waste Depots - lists locations of depots to drop off hazardous household waste (Toronto area only)


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