Mercury in Your Environment

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Basic information
How people are exposed to mercury
Health effects
ToxFAQs on mercury and metallic mercury (ATSDR.gov)
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What EPA and
Others are Doing

What EPA and other organizations are doing about mercury pollution

What You Can Do

Steps you can take to reduce mercury in the environment and minimize your exposures to mercury

Steps you can take to:
- Reduce mercury in the environment
- Minimize your exposures to mercury
  - 2017 EPA-FDA advice about eating fish and shellfish
  - Fish advisories where you live
If you have a mercury spill:
If you have containers of mercury in your home

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News

February 7 proposed rule re: power plants - EPA is proposing to find that it is not “appropriate and necessary” to regulate hazardous air pollutant emissions from coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units (EGUs), thereby reversing the Agency's prior conclusion under CAA section 112(n)(1)(A) and correcting flaws in the Agency's prior response to Michigan v. EPA. Comments must be received on or before April 8, 2019.

Read the proposal and find out how to submit comments

Abstract registrations for the 14th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant Exitare now open! The deadline for registering abstracts is March 4th, 2019. The conference is September 8-13, 2019 in Krakow, Poland. Register your abstracts here. Exit

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Don't Mess with Mercury

View a larger version of this video on EPA's YouTube channel, and learn about the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)'s mercury spill prevention initiative for schools.

Mercury in Your Environment

Learn aboutMercury

What EPA andOthers are Doing

What You Can Do

Products thatContain Mercury

Learn about
Mercury

What EPA and
Others are Doing

Products that
Contain Mercury