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Enviro-Health Links - Mercury and Human Health
Overview
- Basic Information
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Exposure to Mercury: A Major Health Concern (PDF, 115 KB)
World Health Organization - Mercury
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Mercury
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Mercury
International Chemical Safety Cards, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Mercury - Human Health
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Mercury Report - Children's Exposure to Elemental Mercury
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Pocket Guide - Profile & Exposure Limits
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Regulations and Policy
- Clean Air Mercury Rule -
Page no longer updated. Useful for historical purposes.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Mercury Laws and Regulations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Reducing Toxic Air Emissions From Power Plants: Regulatory Actions
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - State Legislation and Regulations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Specific Aspects
Dental Amalgam
- Amalgam Waste, Best Management
American Dental Association - Dental Amalgam
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Mercury and Health Care
- Immunization Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism (PDF, 700 KB)
National Academy of Sciences - Infant and Environmental Exposures to Thimerosal and Neuropsychological Outcomes at Ages 7 to 10 Years
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Mercury in Drug and Biologic Products
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Mercury in Plasma-Derived Products
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Mercury Information for Health Care Providers
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Mercury-Health Care: Complete List of Reference Documents
Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable - Thimerosal in Vaccines
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Vaccine Safety
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Vaccines: Adjuvants and Other Vaccine Ingredients
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Mercury and Women
- Mercury
womenshealth.gov - Methylmercury Matters Before Pregnancy now Before You're Pregnant - Methylmercury
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Staying Safe: Mercury
March of Dimes
Mercury in the Environment
- Mercury
Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association - Mercury in Stream Ecosystems
U.S. Geological Survey - Mercury in the Environment
U.S. Geological Survey
Mercury in Food
- Fish Consumption Advisories
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Mercury Levels in Commercial Fish and Shellfish
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Draft Risk & Benefit Assessment Report, Draft Summary of Published Research, Peer Review Report
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Mercury in Schools
- Mercury: Assessment Checklist for Schools
Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association - Mercury in Schools
Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center, University of Wisconsin Extension - Mercury in Schools
North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance - Schools and Mercury
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Getting Mercury Out of Schools and Communities
Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association - Mercury Fact Sheets : The Partnership to Reduce Mercury in Schools
Department of Health, New York State
Mercury Reduction
- Identifying Lamps that Contain Mercury
Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association - Information on Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) and Mercury (PDF, 72 KB)
EnergyStar.gov - Mercury Reduction Programs
Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association - Mercury-Containing Light Bulb (Lamp) Recycling
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Safe Mercury Management
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Table of Products That May Contain Mercury and Recommended Management Options
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - What to Do if a Fluorescent Light Bulb Breaks
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Occupational Exposure
- NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Mercury
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Occupational exposure info
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Mercury Vapor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Safety and Health Topics: Mercury
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Poisoning
- Medical Management Guidelines for Mercury Poisoning (PDF, 80 KB)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Topic-related Searches of National Library of Medicine Resources
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Dental Amalgam
- Mercury
- Mercury Poisoning
- Thimerosal
TOXLINE - Special journal literature, technical reports and archival collections
- Mercury
- Methylmercury
- Thimerosal
Hazardous Substances Data Bank - Toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals
ChemIDplus - Chemical identification and structure database
Haz-Map - Information on hazardous chemicals and occupational diseases
TOXMAP - Mapping chemical releases into air, water, and ground
MedlinePlus - Consumer Health Information
- Mercuric chloride
- Mercuric oxide
- Mercury
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - Mercury
- Methylmercury poisoning
NLM Catalog - Access to information about books and other materials in NLM's catalog
- Mercury and Mercury Poisoning
Información en Español
- Seguridad alimentaria para futuras mamás: Antes de quedar embarazada - Metilmercurio
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Mercurio
Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos - Mercurio
MedlinePlus - Mercurio (azogue) metálico
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Resumen de Salud Pública : Mercurio (Azogue)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - ToxFAQs™ Mercurio (Azogue) (Mercury)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Tox Town en Español
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