Mercury News
The multitude of mercury interactions within the environment is very complex, leading to considerable effort to increase our understanding of the fate and effects of mercury cycling. With the high level of public awareness, mercury-related legislation is being introduced by our lawmakers, and mercury research continues to receive funding. We have gathered articles to highlight recent events related to mercury.
Government Agency News
- NEW! Sep 2016: Widespread Mercury Contamination Across Western North America
- Jan: 2013 UNEP, INC-5 Report, Minimata Convention on Mercury
- Dec 2011: US EPA Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
- Dec 2011: US EPA Mercury Regulatory Actions for Power Plants
- Sep 2010: Prenatal and Infant Exposure to Thimerosal from Vaccines and Immunoglobins and Risk of Autism
- Aug 2010: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry; Final Rule
- Jun 2010: European Commission Review of the Community Strategy Concerning Mercury
- Jun 2010 Notice of Intent to Amend Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to Add Mercury Compounds
- Dec 2009: Information collection effort for new and existing coal and coal-fired electric utility steam generating units
- Jun 2009: Overarching Framework UNEP Global Mercury Partnership
- Feb 2008: EPA must rewrite utility mercury rule: U.S. court. Feb 8, 2008
- Dec 2007: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities
Research News
- NEW! Hg in the Sea (Arctic Research)
- Feb 2013: Delineation of a Potential Gaseous Elemental Mercury Emissions Source in Northeastern New Jersey
- Oct 2010: How Does Toxic Mercury Get Into Fish
- Aug 2009: Mercury found to Migrate Horizontally from Landfill
- Apr 2009: Mercury in Stream Ecosystems
- Mar 2009: A comprehensive study shows the correlations among landscape, mercury, and the life in streams and rivers.
- Nov 2005: Mercury contamination from historic gold mining in California
In the Press
- NEW! Trace Amounts of Mercury in Fog
- NEW! Mercury Levels Rising in Pacific Yellowfin Tuna
- Sep 2013: How Mercury Poisons Gold Miners and Enters the Food Chain
- Aug 2013: Mercury Fingerprint of Pacific Fish Points to Asia Coal Power Plants
- Aug 2013: Loons Sound Alarm on Mercury Pollution
- Jan 2012: Mercury’s Harmful Reach Has Grown, Study Suggests
- Jan 2012: Scientists Predict Bleak Future for Mercury Pollution
- Dec 2011: Historic ‘Mercury and Air Toxics Standards’ Meet to Cut Dangerous Smokestack Emissions
- Dec 2011: EPA Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (Video)
- Jun 2010: Jeremy Piven still upset about mercury illness
- Apr 2010: How does a warming climate boost toxic metals in Arctic foods?
- May 2009: Federal study opens new avenues for mercury pollution research
- Feb 2008: EPA must rewrite utility mercury rule: U.S. court. Feb 8, 2008
