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These pages provide information about mercury in the Central Plains states, including regional sources of mercury and local fish consumption advisories. For basic information about mercury, its health effects, how to handle spills and to learn what EPA is doing to reduce mercury emissions, select from the topics listed below or visit the national mercury home page.
In order to find a complete listing of any Region 7 references to mercury, visit the EPA Region 7 home page and type the word "mercury" into the search box at the top of the page.
For Schools
“Mercury: An Educator’s Toolkit” is a two-disc DVD and CD package that contains a variety of activities, educational videos, and other information designed to enhance students’ understanding of mercury and its potential health hazards.Listing of toolkit's contents available for viewing and/or downloading
Toolkits will be mailed out to all Region 7 schools in Fall 2008. For more information or to get a free copy of the toolkit, contact Denise Morrison, Office of Public Affairs.
We want feedback from schools that have used the Toolkit.
EPA’s National Partnership
for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) Program Mercury Challenge
Schools and organizations that want to participate in a partnership program
with EPA and receive recognition for their reductions can join the Mercury
Challenge under EPA’s
National Partnership for Environmental Priorities program. To find out
more about how you can participate visit the pages linked above or contact Sarah
Hatch, EPA Region 7.
Fact Sheets
Mercury Quick Facts: Cleaning Up Mercury Spills in Your House(4 pp, 336K About PDF)Mercury Quick Facts: Health Effects of Mercury Exposure(2 pp, 159K About PDF)
Mercury Quick Facts for School Nurses(4 pp, 271K About PDF)
Evaluating Mercury Exposure: Information for Health Care Providers(2 pp, 86K About PDF)
Mercury Alert for Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors Association
Mercury Thermostats
Mercury Honeywell Heat Generators
Mercury Gas Regulators
IOWA
Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
Information
on Environmental and Health Hazards Associated with Discarded Electronics
Iowa
Fish Consumption Advisories
KANSAS
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
(KDHE)
Mercury Information
Page
Trends
in Fish Tissue Monitoring
Kansas State University Small Business Environmental Assistance
Program
Information for Dentists and other Health Care Providers
Fact Sheet Addressing
Dental Mercury titled, "Mercury in the Environment: Coming
from your Business" (2 pp, 16K, About PDF)
Curriculum
for Kansas Dental Schools titled, "The Proper Place for Dental
Mercury"
Fact Sheet
Providing Information, Case Studies and Resources Regarding the
Kansas Hospitals for a Healthy Environment Program.
(6 pp, 1.1M, About PDF)
Fact Sheet Providing Guidance on Management of Dental Amalgam Waste ( 2 pp, 31K, About PDF)
MISSOURI
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Heavy
Metal Matters: General Information About Mercury
Overview of DNR fish tissue monitoring
Missouri streams with mercury impairment
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Mercury
Facts: Information on Mercury Characteristics, Spills and Exposure
Missouri fish consumption advisory
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Mercury Program
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Nebraska
Fish Consumption Advisories
MULTI-STATE COORDINATION