EPA Conducts Mercury Safety Outreach To P-H-C Contractors
The fact sheets were
created to help prevent mercury releases. The information describes to
contractors how to properly dismantle, contain and dispose of
mercury-containing units. The fact sheets also provide information on how to
clean up mercury releases, health effects of a mercury release, who to contact
if there are questions, and how to report a release.
According to EPA, an
increasing number of residential mercury releases have been reported. Mercury
releases have occurred from mercury pressure gauges used to test gas lines and
from some types of home thermostats. Other mercury releases, which have
required significant cleanup efforts, have resulted from plumbers working on
old heating systems, heat generators and also mercury gas regulators.