Mercury > Mercury Products and Sources
Mercury Products and Sources
Mercury has been used in a variety of household, medical, and electrical devices, as well as in industrial applications.
Mercury-containing Electrical Equipment and Measuring Devices
Switches and Relays
Auto Switches
Thermostats
Lamps/ Light Bulbs
Thermometers
Barometers and Altimeters
Dairy Manometers
Historical Uses for Mercury in Washington
Older Mercury-containing Equipment
Industrial Sources of Mercury
Mercury from Mining is about current mining. For legacy mines, see
Historical Uses of Mercury.
Mercury from Power Plants Washington has one coal-fired power plant.
Mercury in Sewage Sludge/Biosolids
Mercury measurements at sewage treatment works
Mercury from Incinerators
Related information
Interstate Mercury Education & Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC)
offers a large amount of information on reducing the amount of
mercury in the environment. Washington is a member of this multi-state initiative.
Mercury Identification in Washington State Manufacturing is a 62-page pdf report on mercury in Washington manufacturing with suggested non-mercury alternatives.
Materials Flow for Mercury in the United States
is a publication from the United States Geological Survey.
Table of Products That May Contain Mercury and Recommended Management Options
from the Environmental Protection Agency
