mercury regulation News
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MA DEP mercury regulations
Name & Citation of Regulation(s) Collection, Recycling, Labeling and Sales Ban of Mercury-added Products; and Disposal Prohibition of Mercury-added Products in Solid Waste–310 CMR 19.00 (amended), 74.00 (amended), 75.00 (amended), 76.00 (added). Brief Explanation and Rationale for Changes Signed into law in July 2006, the “Massachusetts Mercury Management Act” is designed ...
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WEEE recycling firm faces mercury charges
An electrical recycling firm charged with exposing employees to mercury will appear at Huddersfield Magistrates Court on 20 July. Electrical Waste Recycling Group, based in Kirkheaton in Huddersfield, is being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive. Company director Craig Thompson is also facing charges. The firm recycles waste electrical and electronic equipment, including light tubes ...
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Southern Union Company Accused of Illegal Mercury Storage
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, October 17, 2007 (ENS) - A federal grand jury in Providence has charged the Southern Union Company, the Texas-based former owner of the New England Gas Company, with illegally storing mercury at a Pawtucket, Rhode Island site and with failing to report mercury spillage. If convicted and fined the maximum penalty, the company could pay as much as $67 million. The three ...
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Complying with changing Mercury emissions regulations
Gasmet Technologies will focus on mercury emissions monitoring at CEM 2018. Technical support staff will be available at the company’s exhibition booth (#40) to discuss the latest regulatory developments and how Gasmet’s recent certification achievements enable compliance with current and future monitoring requirements. Gasmet’s Emilia Jyrkiäinen has been invited to speak ...
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Use of mercury in gold mining stirs controversy in Brazil
Scientists in Brazil have expressed concern that new regulations in the country's Amazonas state continue to permit the use of mercury in gold mining, and have put forward what they say are more environmentally-friendly alternatives. Mercury is used mainly in small-scale 'artisanal' mining, using amalgamation processes that extract gold from other minerals by binding it to the mercury, and then ...
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Solutions for monitoring of mercury emissions presented at CEM 2016
With the global targets set for reduction of mercury emissions in the environment, more attention is drawn to the mercury monitoring technologies and methods. The changes in legislation regulating mercury emissions and new European norms will come into force in the next 1-5 years. One of them will be the sorbent traps method - a very simple and inexpensive monitoring method. Lumex Analytics ...
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EU protects citizens from toxic mercury, paves the way for global action
The ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, confirms Europe's leading role to protect citizens' health and the environment around the world. Upon initiative from the EU, the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the new global treaty on mercury was negotiated and concluded in 2013. The EU has one of the most ambitious policies for protection against mercury. However, as 40 to 80 % of ...
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EPA mercury and air toxics rules for power plants: 20+ years in the making
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prepares to release new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), some people may be wondering about the history and timeline for these standards. One Senator recently claimed that EPA is “charging ahead” with them. These standards, however, have been in development for over 20 years. These are standards that many plants are already meeting. ...
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Mercury – Have your say on the EU implementation of the Minamata Convention
The European Commission has launched an on-line consultation on issues related to the ratification and implementation by the EU of the Minamata Convention on mercury. The Convention was signed in October 2013. At that time, it was the 1st international environmental agreement concluded in a decade. It is a global treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment from the adverse ...
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Mercury conversion - a challenge for the chlor alkali industry in Europe
The phasing out of the mercury cell technology by the end of 2017. the export ban of mercury outside of the EU and the European regulations regarding the safe disposal of the surplus mercury are challenging the European Chlor Alkali industry. Interim solutions, such as the temporary storage of mercury are very costly because of special landfill regulations. Because of irregularities in the past ...
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Milestone project demonstrates innovative mercury emissions reduction technology
An innovative technology that could potentially help some coal-based power generation facilities comply with anticipated new mercury emissions standards was successfully demonstrated in a recently concluded milestone project at a Michigan power plant. Under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), WE Energies demonstrated ...
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Major mercury protection law passes congress, will prevent exports
Critical legislation that will help protect Americans and people around the world from mercury poisoning by banning the export of elemental mercury from the United States was recently passed by Congress, according to scientists and policy experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The new law, called the Mercury Market Minimization Act (S.906), puts an end to the cycle of poison ...
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2011 state safety report cards, Ontario MSD crackdown, EPA mercury rules and more on EHS This Week
Check out the most recent podcast of EHS This Week. This week, Kristy Sadler and I discuss top stories from the world of environment, health and safety news, including: The Work Loss Data Institute's 2011 State Report Cards on safety performance. See a map with each state's grade here. The Province of Ontario's plan to crack down on musculoskeletal disorders. New EPA rules on mercury, and ...
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Web Conference to Address NSR and Other EPA Enforcement Issues
Untitled Document Pittsburgh, PA (August 30, 2005) &ndash, Do you have questions about how recent court rulings will affect NSR enforcement? Interested in the latest developments concerning the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and the new Mercury Rule? Wondering what EPA's enforcement priorities are for the next several years? If so, join the Air &, Waste Management ...
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US signs major mercury protection bill into law
Tthe President has signed into law critical legislation that will help protect Americans and people around the world from mercury poisoning by banning the export of elemental mercury from the United States, according to scientists and policy experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). “Today we have won a momentous victory for public health that will save lives both here and abroad,” ...
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SI traceability for mercury vapour measurement in air
A new experiment, designed by NPL and the Joint Research Centre - Institute for Research Materials and Measurements (JRC-IRMM), has recently been completed and published in Analytical Chemistry. The collaborative experiment, performed as part of the European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP) ENV02 PartEmission project, is focused on the emerging requirements for measuring pollutants from ...
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Achieve simple, high-speed RoHS/ELV screening with shimadzu’s new liquid nitrogen free EDX-LE spectrometer
The new EDX-LE from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is an energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) fluorescence spectrometer designed specifically for screening elements regulated by RoHS/ELV directives. Its automated analysis functions improve operability without sacrificing a high level of inspection reliability. The EDX-LE is equipped with a detector that does not require liquid nitrogen, thereby ...
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Achieve simple, high-speed RoHS/ELV screening with shimadzu’s new liquid nitrogen free EDX-LE spectrometer
The new EDX-LE from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is an energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) fluorescence spectrometer designed specifically for screening elements regulated by RoHS/ELV directives. Its automated analysis functions improve operability without sacrificing a high level of inspection reliability. The EDX-LE is equipped with a detector that does not require liquid nitrogen, thereby ...
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Tekran 3300Xi HgCEM
The Tekran 3300Xi HgCEM is modular, simple to install and maintain, and includes the new Tekran 2537Xi detector (Tekran 3321Xi pictured). Controlled by updated CEM+ software, the 3300Xi is ideal for inlet/outlet control technology optimization, regulatory Hg emissions monitoring, and bench-scale laboratory research. - See more at: ...
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Achieve simple, high-speed RoHS/ELV screening with Shimadzu’s new liquid nitrogen free EDX-LE Spectrometer
The new EDX-LE from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is an energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) fluorescence spectrometer designed specifically for screening elements regulated by RoHS/ELV directives. Its automated analysis functions improve operability without sacrificing a high level of inspection reliability. The EDX-LE is equipped with a detector that does not require liquid nitrogen, thereby ...
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