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Mercury Research
EPA's Goal for 'Healthy Communities and Ecosystems'
"Protect, sustain, or restore the health of people, communities, and ecosystems using integrated and comprehensive approaches and partnerships."
"Protect, sustain, or restore the health of people, communities, and ecosystems using integrated and comprehensive approaches and partnerships."
Mercury Research - EPA issued the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) in March 2005. ORD's emphasis in this area includes research to reduce and prevent release of mercury into the environment, and providing a scientific foundation for evaluating the effectiveness of CAMR, and insights into identification of sources of mercury found in the environment. ORD's Mercury Research Program is described in a multi-year research plan: ORD Mercury MYP (2003 document) (pdf, 40pp, 404KB).
NERL's mercury research program is conducted to help ORD achieve one of its long term goals by providing a scientific understanding of the transport and fate of mercury from release to the receptor.
NERL Research Scope
Transport and Fate of Mercury from Release to the Receptor