Becoming a mercury free facility: a priority to be achieved by the year 2000.

Abstract

This Professional Development Series document outlines the public health and environmental impacts of mercury. It further explains the health care industry's extraordinary contribution of mercury pollution and outlines simple, cost effective strategies to better manage, minimize and ultimately eliminate the use of mercury and mercury based products in health care settings. Brief case studies of facilities that have been successful in this effort are described. A technical assistance resource guide is also included. Readers can expect to acquire the skills needed to make this important work a manageable task.