Publication Summary

Title

Removing mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles

Month-Year PublishedAugust 2006
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Short Description

There are an estimated 35 million mercury switches in vehicles on the road in the United States. Washington state established a program to remove mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles and launched a campaign to collect the switch assemblies.

Publication Number06-04-013
Author(s)Jan Brydsen
ContactJan Brydsen, (509) 575-2477
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Number of pages 2
Keywords 06-04-013, automotive, mercury, Mercury Switches

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