EPA's Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery (SAM) lists this method for preparation and/or analysis of solid and wipe samples for mercury, mercuric chloride (analyzed as total mercury), and methoxyethylmercuric acetate (analyzed as total mercury). EPA Method 7473 (SW-846): Mercury in Solids and Solutions by ...
Based on the information collected under the mercury inventory reporting rule, the 2020 Mercury Inventory Report identified any manufacturing processes or products that intentionally added mercury. In December 2020, EPA updated the totals reported in its March 2020 Inventory of Mercury Supply, Use, and Trade in the United States 2020 Report.
EPA or U.S. states authorized by EPA issue these permits. Permits include pollution limits that ensure the water quality standards are met. EPA and U.S. states also issue information to the public on waters contaminated with mercury and the harmful effects of mercury. In addition, they: Identify mercury sources
The Inventory of Mercury Supply, Use, and Trade in the United States 2023 Report presents aggregated data from 2021 submitted on imported mercury, mercury manufactured in the U.S., imported mercury-added products, mercury-added products made in the U.S., and mercury used in manufacturing processes. The inventory report also provides a …