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Mercury
Ontario's
Role in a National Mercury Elimination and Reduction Strategy
March 2008
This report examines Ontario’s role in a national mercury
elimination and reduction strategy. The main focus is on two areas in
which Ontario can significantly reduce emissions — from the residential
sector through phasing out and/or increasing the collection and
recycling of mercury-containing products, and by phasing out mercury use
in the health care sector.
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format (284KB)
Case
Study: Standards for Mercury-containing Products
May 2007
This case study reviews
regulations and standards that exist in the European Union, the United
States and Canada for four categories of mercury-containing products -
fever thermometers, thermostats, switches in vehicles and fluorescent
lamps.
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Background Study on Increasing Recycling of End-of-Life
Mercury-containing Lamps from Residential and Commercial Sources in
Canada
October 2005
This background study
looks at the state of recycling of mercury-containing lamps in Canada.
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Pollution
Probe Legal Opinion: Banning Mercury Thermometers in Canada
June 2005
A legal opinion of whether
mercury thermometers can be banned in Canada, and, if so, how.
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Mercury
in the Environment: A Primer
June 2003
The
purpose of Pollution Probe's Mercury Primer is to provide an overview of
the presence and effects of mercury in the environment and its impacts on
human health. The primer identifies where mercury is being used and
released, the risks associated with exposure to mercury, and ways to help
prevent mercury pollution. The primer also describes what governments,
businesses and individuals are doing to eliminate the use of mercury and
prevent its release to the environment.
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SWITCHOUT:
Auto Dismantlers' Guide
November
2001
This handbook was written to facilitate the recovery
of automotive mercury switches from the convenience lighting of
end-of-life automobiles. This
guidebook details the procedures for switch removal, collection, and
transportation, including information on provincial hazardous waste
handling regulations.
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Mercury
Elimination and Reduction: Toward North American Partnerships.
Symposium
Proceedings
Published October 1998
This symposium held May 1997 in
Toronto, Ontario was a key event in Pollution Probe's campaign against
mercury pollution. Leading academics, policy makers, corporate officers
and non-governmental stakeholders exchanged information and experiences on
mercury emissions, as well as policy initiatives and voluntary mechanisms
for mercury reduction and elimination (156 pages).
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Mercury
in the Health Care Sector: The Cost of Alternative Products
Published 1996
This report was written to provide health care facilities with general
cost information (both direct and indirect) on mercury containing products
and alternatives. The findings show that hospitals will likely save money
by phasing-out the use of mercury products and diminishing the related
mercury handling and disposal requirements (39 pages).
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Mercury
in Ontario: An Inventory of Sources, Uses and Releases
September 1996
Chapters in this report cover areas such as sources of mercury pollution;
sources of atmospheric mercury emissions; deliberate use of mercury in
medical industry and consumer products; existing laws and regulations for
mercury in Canada and Ontario; mercury pollution prevention and reduction
strategies; and final discussion and recommendations (93 pages).
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