Mercury Products Legislation

IMERC-member states and others have enacted a variety of education and reduction laws focusing on products that contain mercury. This web page provides access to documents that summarize this legislation.

Mercury Reduction & Education Legislation in the IMERC-Member States: 2008 - Provides a summary of mercury education and reduction legislation that has been enacted by IMERC-member states.

• Status Report: (HTML), (PDF), (DOC)

Mercury Education & Reduction Model Act - Provides the Mercury Education and Reduction model legislation that was the basis for a number of the bills and provision that have been enacted by IMERC-member states.

• Summary and Rationale for the Major Provisions of the Model Legislation: (PDF), (DOC)
  
• Revised Model Legislation: (HTML), (PDF), (DOC)
  

Background Information on the Mercury Education & Reduction Model Legislation:

• Overview of the Problem: (DOC), (PDF)