Mercury Reduction Program

• Events: Provides information on mercury conferences, workshops, and meetings hosted or co-sponsored by NEWMOA.

• Interstate Mercury Education and Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC): Provides links to the resources of the Interstate Mercury Education and Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC). IMERC provides ongoing technical and programmatic assistance to states that have enacted mercury education and reduction legislation, and provides a single point of contact for industry and the public for information on mercury-containing products and member states' mercury education and reduction programs.

• Mercury-Added Products Database: Provides a database that presents information submitted to IMERC on the amount and purpose of mercury in consumer products. The database is intended to inform consumers, companies, recyclers, policy makers, and others about: products that contain intentionally-added mercury, the amount of mercury in a specific product, the amount of mercury in a specific product line sold in the US in a given year, and manufacturers of mercury-added products.

• Mercury Topic Hub™: Provides NEWMOA's five Hubs covering general mercury issues, mercury thermometers, mercury thermostats, mercury in dental clinics, and mercury in automobiles.

• Links: Provides links to state and EPA websites with mercury information.

• Projects: Provides brief descriptions of each of the projects that the Program is currently undertaking, including: fluorescent lamp recycling, mercury removal from schools and homes, mercury legacy products, and mercury reduction programs.

• Publications: Provides a list and access to all of NEWMOA's publications on mercury and mercury-related topics.

• Workgroups: Provides a list of NEWMOA's Mercury Workgroups and their members.

• Calendar: Find out about mercury events taking place in the Northeast and nationally.

For more information about NEWMOA's mercury projects, contact Terri Goldberg at .