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Mercury in the Mid-Atlantic Region

These pages provide information about mercury in the mid-Atlantic 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 to the right or visit the national mercury home page.

EPA Region 3 Mercury Links

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Mid-Atlantic e-Cycling
Waste Minimization Priority Chemicals
Children's Health School factsheet
Children's Health Water Recreation factsheet [PDF, 4 pages, 100K]
Federal Facility Mercury Management pamphlet [PDF, 9 pages, 86K]
Rock Creek (Washington, DC) Mercury Model [PDF, 10 pages, 605K]
Hanlin-Allied-Olin Superfund Site

State Mercury Links

Delaware

Delaware Fluorescent Lamp factsheet

District of Columbia

Ballou H.S. (Washington, DC) Mercury Incident final advisory [PDF, 1 page, 218K]

Maryland

Maryland Mercury factsheet
Reducing Mercury in Maryland's Environment
Maryland Mercury report (2002) [PDF, 17 pages, 3209K]
Maryland Kids' Facts about Mercury
Maryland Mercury Recycling [PDF, 1 page, 165K]
Maryland Mercury Spill Cleanup [PDF, 2 pages, 515K]
Maryland Mercury-Containing Products Alternatives [PDF, 1 page, 106K]

Pennsylvania

Virginia

Virginia Power Plant Mercury Emissions factsheet [PDF, 6 pages, 27K]
Virginia Mercury Emissions and Control Techniques for Combustion Sources [PDF, 14 pages, 114K]
Pleading to Reduce Mercury in your Health Care Facility [PDF, 2 pages, 127K]
Virginia Fluorescent Lighting Regulations

State Fish Advisory Links

Mid-Atlantic Office of Enforcement, Compliance and Environmental Justice

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Environmental Education for Kids

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