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Sources and
Regulations
I. introduction
II. What are the sources of
mercury?
A. Intentional Use
1. Producing or Supplying
Mercury
2. Using Mercury as an Input
3. Waste Disposal
B. Incidental Release
1. Manufacturing Processes
2. Energy Production
C. Data Sources for the Great Lakes States
III. How is Mercury Regulated?
A) Types of Mercury Regulations
B) Mercury Use Regulations
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1. Mercury in Commerce
2. Mercury in Products
' 3. Reporting Requirements
C) Mercury Release Regulations
1. Mercury Air Emissions
2. Mercury Discharges to Water
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3. Mercury Waste Disposal
4. Mercury Reporting Requirements
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Overview
Table 2a: Categories of Mercury Sources
Table 2b: Sources of Mercury
Table 3: United States Mercury Statistics
Table 4: U.S. Industrial Consumption of Refined Mercury Metal. By Use
Table 5: Products That May Contain Mercury
Table 6: Discards of Mercury in Products in the Municipal Solid Waste Stream
Table 7a: TRI - Mercury Releases and Transfers, the Eight Great Lakes States
Table 7b: TRI - Mercury Releases and Transfers, the Eight Great Lakes States
Table 8: Mercury: Regulatory Overview
Table 9: Environmental Standards for Mercury
Table 10: Common Mercury Product Regulations in the Great Lakes States
Table 11: Summary of Mercury Product Regulations
Table 12: Potential Changes in Mercury Regulations
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A: Mercury Use Tree
Appendix B: Industrial Sources of Mercury and Applicable Mercury-Specific
Regulations
Appendix C: Products that Contain Mercury
Appendix D." Summary of Mercury-Specific Statutes in the Great Lakes States
Appendix E: Battery Statutes
Appendix F: Data on Mercury Releases
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A. Intentional Use
1. Producing or Supplying
Mercury
2. Using Mercury as an Input
3. Waste Disposal
B. Incidental Release
1. Manufacturing Processes
2. Energy Production
C. Data Sources for the Great Lakes States
How is Mercury Regulated?
A) Types of Mercury Regulations
B) Mercury Use Regulations
1. Mercury in Commerce
2. Mercury in Products
3. Reporting Requirements
C) Mercury Release Regulations
1- Mercury Air Emissions
2. Mercury Discharges to Water
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3- Mercury Waste Disposal
4. Mercury Reporting Requirements
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Overview
Table 2a: Categories of Mercury Sources
Table 2b: Sources of Mercury
Table 3: United States Mercury Statistics
Table 4: U.S. Industrial Consumption of Refined Mercury Metal. By Use
Table 5: Products That May Contain Mercury
Table 6: Discards of Mercury in Products in the Municipal Solid Waste Stream
Table 7a: TRI - Mercury Releases and Transfers, the Eight Great Lakes States
Table 7b: TRI - Mercury Releases and Transfers, the Eight Great Lakes States
Table 8: Mercury: Regulatory Overview
Table 9: Environmental Standards for Mercury
Table 10: Common Mercury Product Regulations in the Great Lakes States
Table 11: Summary of Mercury Product Regulations
Table 12: Potential Changes in Mercury Regulations
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A: Mercury Use Tree
Appendix B: Industrial Sources of Mercury and Applicable Mercury-Specific
Regulations
Appendix C: Products that Contain Mercury
Appendix D: Summary of Mercury-Specific Statutes in the Great Lakes States
Appendix E: Battery Statutes
Appendix F: Data on Mercury Releases
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Persistent Bioaccumalative Chemicals
Mercury enters our lives more frequently
than we may imagine. It may be in the
fluorescent lights in our office, in old
cans of latex paint, in our batteries, in
our dental fillings, and numerous other
sources. Within the United States alone,
manufacturers use 500 - 600 metric tons
of mercury annually as part of their
manufacturing processes or to create
products that rely on mercury's diverse
properties.
A naturally-occurring, inorganic element,
mercury's value in numerous industrial
processes was discovered centuries ago. In very small quantities, it conducts
electricity, measures temperature and pressure, acts as a biocide, and functions a
catalyst. Over time, however, we have discovered that mercury is a potent
neurotoxin, capable of impairing neurological development in fetuses and young
children and damaging the centra) nervous system of adults. Mercury does not
degrade and is not destroyed by combustion. When released to the environment,
even in small quantities, it bioaccumulates, reaching dangerous levels in fish at the
top of the aquatic food chain. Fish consumption advisories throughout Great Lakes
waterbodies are testament to the health risks caused by mercury present in the
Great Lakes ecosystem. Thirty-seven states have issued fish consumption
advisories due to mercury contamination.
Scientists believe that atmospheric deposition contributes a large portion of the
mercury found in the lakes and soil. Mercury emitted into the air by combustion,
incineration, or manufacturing processes may later be deposited in lakes. Mercury
emissions also come from natural sources including marine and aquatic
environments, as well as volcanic and geothermal activity. However, recent studies
suggest that anthropogenic sources contribute the majority of mercury releases.
At both federal and state levels, numerous efforts are underway to curtail mercury
releases into the environment. To understand what options are available to reduce
mercury use and release we must first answer four basic questions:
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1. What are the sources of the mercury (supplying mercury and releasing
mercury) into the environment?
2. What products contain mercury?
3. What regulations and non-regulatory measures currently influence mercury
use and release?
The objective of this background information is to provide a context for
understanding the full range of mercury sources and existing regulations that affect
mercury use and release. From this information, we will be able to understand the
extent to which existing regulations encourage a reduction in mercury use and
release, and identify other opportunities-including regulatory and non-regulatory
programs-that might hasten the pace of reductions.
Table 1 provides an overview of the material covered in this background section.
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II. What are the sources of mercury?
Mercury is released into the environment from natural and anthropogenic sources.
This report focuses on anthropogenic sources of mercury. Because mercury use is
widespread throughout multiple industries as a process or product ingredient, its
releases cannot be traced to one industrial sector. As a naturally occurring metallic
element, mercury is also present as a trace contaminant in ores and fuels. It may
be released into the environment when raw materials containing mercury are
heated, even though the mercury itself plays no role in these processes. Thus,
mercury releases occur as a result of decisions to intentionally use mercury in
consumer products or manufacturing processes, and as a result of incidental
releases.
Through a separate analysis, EPA is estimating the relative air emissions of
different mercury sources. In the "Mercury Study," mandated by the Clean Air Act
amendments of 1990 {§112(n)(1){B); see discussion in Section III of this report),
anthropogenic mercury sources are divided into the following broad groups, based
on their emission properties: (1) combustion point sources; (2) manufacturing point
sources; (3) miscellaneous point sources; and (4) area sources. Note that the
individual source categories in the mercury study are simitar to the ones used in
this report.
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Using emissions factors to estimate mercury releases, preliminary analysis
indicates that, in the United States, anthropogenic sources emit 263 tons of
mercury annually to the atmosphere. Of this total, combustion point sources, which
include utility, commercial, industrial and other boilers, as well as municipal waste
combustors and other incinerators, account for 85% of anthropogenic mercury
emissions. Four specific combustion source categories account for the majority of
anthropogenic emissions: municipal and medical waste incineration (25% each);
utility boilers (21%); and commercial/industrial boilers (12%). In addition,
manufacturing sources, which include chlor-alkali production, smelting, secondary
mercury production, equipment manufacture, and other processes, account for
12% of total anthropogenic mercury emissions.
For the Virtual Elimination project, we have divided mercury sources into two broad
groups, based on these two different roles of mercury: is mercury intentionally used
or is it incidentally released? Table 2A shows the categories of mercury sources
used in this report.
Table 2A: Categories of Mercury Sources
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Intentional Use: When mercury is used intentionally as an input in production
processes or consumer products, three distinct but inter-related types of sources
contribute to mercury releases. Sources in this category include:
1. Produce or supply mercury;
2. Use mercury as an input to manufacture products containing mercury or as
part of a manufacturing process; and
3. Receive mercury-containing wastes for disposal.
All of these sources supply, use, or release intentionally used mercury into the
environment. Because the quantity of mercury used in the manufacturing sector
directly influences a significant amount of the mercury ultimately released into the
environment, several leverage points are potentially available to reduce mercury
releases. The price and supply of mercury, the feasibility of recycling, the
availability of alternative inputs or processes, and the structure of existing
regulations all contribute to a company's decision to use mercury in their production
processes or products.
Incidental Release: Incidentally released mercury comes from two categories of
sources:
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1. Manufacturing processes where the raw materials contain trace amounts of
mercury; and
2. Energy Production where the fuel source (primarily coal) contains mercury.
These sources, particularly coal combustion, and copper, lead and zinc smelting,
may contribute a large portion of overall mercury air emissions. However, because
their processes or products do not rely on mercury, their mercury emissions are not
influenced by the costs associated with using mercury. They are affected only by
regulatory costs associated with releasing mercury. Therefore, the menu of
opportunities for reducing mercury releases from these sources will differ from
sources that rely on mercury for some aspect of their business.
The source categories used throughout this report are, for the most part, consistent
with sources identified in recently released reports that track mercury use and
emissions, specifically the Bureau of Mines Mineral Industry Surveys, and the EPA
Mercury Study Report to Congress mandated under the Clean Air Act Amendments
of 1990 (§112(n){1){B)) (in preparation). By using similar source categories, we can
combine information on mercury use and emissions trends at a national level with
an overview of existing regulations. Table 2B lists the specific source categories of
mercury that are covered in this analysis.
Table 2B: Sources of Mercury
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For this analysis, we have focused only on the largest uses and releases of
mercury. Part D of this section discusses the reporting data available to track
mercury sources. Data on mercury releases available through different reporting
programs illustrates the industrial sectors where mercury release occurs most
frequently in the Great Lakes states (based on the reporting requirements of each
program). Because mercury has thousands of applications, these data may cover a
much broader list of sources than the categories covered in this report. Appendix A
includes a detailed "use tree" of mercury sources.
A. Intentional Use
This section provides a brief overview of the three source categories that contribute
to mercury releases as a result of intentional mercury use: 1) production; 2) use;
and 3) disposal.
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1) Producing or Supplying Mercury
The mercury available for use in the United States comes from five main sources:
(1) Primary mercury production; (2) Secondary mercury production (mercury
recovery); (3) Mercury compound production; (4) Government stocks; and (5)
Imports. Table 3 (and the accompanying figure) illustrates the relative contributions
of these sources to the United States mercury supply.
(1) Primary Mercury Production. Virgin mercury is mined from
mercury ore or produced as a by-product of gold mining. In the United
States, mercury is produced only as a by-product of gold mining. The
last mercury ore mine, the McDermitt Mine in Nevada, closed in 1990.
No by-product mercury mines are located in the Great Lakes States.
Byproduct Mercury-Producing Mines
in the United States (1992)*
Mine Location Operator
Alligator Ridge White Pine, USMX Inc
NV
Carlin Mines Eureka, NV Newmont Gold Co.
Complex
Hog Ranch Washoe, NV Western Hog Ranch
Co.
Enfield Bell Elko, NV Independence Mining
Co., Inc.
Getchell Humboldt, NV FMC Gold Co.
McGlaughlin Napa, CA Homestake Mining Co.
Mercur Tooele, UT Barrick Mercur Gold
Mines Inc.
Paradise Peak Nye, NV FMC Gold Co
Pinson Humboldt, NV Pinson Mining Co
*U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Mines, Mineral
Industry Surveys, July 1994.
(2) Secondary Mercury Production. Mercury is also recovered from
discarded products and wastes such as chlor-alkali wastes, dental
amalgams, fluorescent light tubes, electronic devices, and others. The
mercury is vaporized in a retort and collected by condensation.
Condensed mercury is then distilled to remove impurities. Triple-
distilling yields the highest purity mercury. Secondary production
almost doubled in 1993, expanding to 63% of U.S. total mercury
consumption from 30% in 1991. The table below shows the trends in
U.S. mercury consumption and secondary mercury production.
Secondary Mercury Production in the
U.S.*
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 1991 1993
Industrial 1697 1764 2120 2033 720 554 558
demand
(consumption)
Secondary 69 184 253 234 108 165 350
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4% 10% 12% 12% 15% 30% 63%
production
(industrial)
Secondary
production as a
percent of
consumption
U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Mines, Recycled
Metals in the U.S., October 1993, and Mineral Industry
Surveys: Mercury in 1993, July 1994.
Three facilities, all located in Great Lakes states, produce the bulk of
secondary mercury in the United States. D.F. Goldsmith Chemical
and Meta! in (Evanston, IL) specializes in distilling 99% or greater
flowable mercury, and Bethlehem Apparatus {Hellertown, PA) and
Mercury Refining Company (Albany, NY) retort and distill a wide
variety of mercury wastes and scrap material. However, they do not
accept certain types of RCRA wastes. At the end of 1993, eleven
plants in the U.S. recycled mercury from fluorescent lights, using
physical separation to recover mercury. Six of these facilities opened
in 1993.
(3) Mercury Compound Production. Mercury compounds are used in
a wide variety of pharmaceutical and other uses. Commonly used
mercury compounds include mercuric oxide (cathode material in
batteries), mercuric chloride (Pharmaceuticals), phenylmercuric
acetate (used in paints and Pharmaceuticals), mercuric sulfide (used
in red pigment and other Pharmaceuticals), and thimerosal (contact
lens solution). Several mercury compound manufacturers are located
in Great Lakes states:
Mercury Compound Producers in
Great Lakes States*
Company Location Compound(s)
AAKASH Addison, IL Hg acetate, HgBr2, Hgl2,
Chemicals & Hg(N03)2, HgO (red &
Dye Stuffs, yellow), HgSO4, Mercurous
Inc. Nitrate, Mg(ammoniated),
Hg salts
Atomergic Farmingdale, Hg.cyanide, HgO (black),
Chemetals NY Mercurous Iodide,
Corp. . Mercurous Sulfate,
Thimerosal
GFS Powell, OH Hg acetate, Hgl2,Hg(NO3)
Chemicals, 2, HgSO4
Inc.
R.S.A. Corp. Ardsley, NY Hg(SCN)2 - thiocyanate
* Chemical Buyers Directory, 81st Annual Edition, 1994.,
(4) Government Stocks. The United States government maintains a
supply of mercury as part of the National Defense Stockpile,
established at the end of World War I to maintain adequate supplies
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of materials deemed critical to national defense. The Defense
Logistics Agency (DLA), a unit of the Department of Defense,
manages the stockpile. DLA periodically evaluates the quantity of
mercury and other materials needed in the stockpile, and may sell
any "excess" material on the open market. Mercury is stored and sold
in flasks, which contain 34.5 kg of mercury. Regulations governing the
sale of excess mercury are described in Section III ("Regulations").
At the end of April 1994, DLA held 127,000 flasks (4,381 metric tons)
of mercury in the stockpile. With a current stockpile goal of zero for
mercury, all of this material is considered excess. DLA suspended
stockpile mercury sales in January after selling its entire 1994
mercury allocation (10,000 flasks). However, DLA received
. Congressional approval to increase the total amount of mercury
available for sale in fiscal year 1994 to 50,000 flasks (1,725 metric
tons), leaving 40,000 flasks (1,380 metric tons) available to sell by
September 30, the end of the fiscal year. For comparison, DLA sold
only 8,250 of the 10,000 (345 metric tons) flasks authorized for sale
during fiscal year 1993. In July 1994, however, DLA suspended future
mercury sales until the environmental implications of these sales are
addressed.
In past years, DLA also sold mercury for the Department of Energy
(DOE), at monthly auctions. DOE holds secondary mercury (scrap
mercury) at its facility in Oak Ridge, TN, leftover from mercury
accumulated by the Atomic Energy Commission (DOE's predecessor)
for use in nuclear reactors. All of this mercury is also considered
excess to government needs. DLA suspended these mercury sales in
July 1993, and plans to continue the suspension through 1994 in
order to concentrate on selling its own material.
(5) Imports. The United States imported 92 metric tons of mercury in
1992, the most recent year for which data are available. Of this total,
70% (64 metric tons) came from Canada and 29% came from
Germany. The remainder (one percent) came from Spain and the
United Kingdom. Mercury compounds are also imported. Section III
("Regulations") discusses mercury imports and relevant tariffs in more
detail.
2) Using Mercury as an Input
Mercury is used throughout the worldwide industrial base as a result of its diverse
properties. In very small quantities, it conducts electricity, measures temperature
and pressure, and forms alloys with almost all other metals. With these and other
unique properties, mercury plays an important role as a process or product
ingredient in several industrial sectors.
a) Industrial Categories
For this report we have used the industrial categories reflected in the Bureau of
Mines Minerals Commodities Summaries to illustrate the quantities of mercury used
in different industrial sectors. Table 4 shows the trends in domestic mercury use
since 1988, and the relative amounts of mercury used in the following industrial
categories:
Chemical and Allied Products;
Electrical and Electronic Uses; and
Instruments and Related Products.
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Mercury use in the United States has declined 63% since 1988, to 558 metric tons
per year in 1993 from 1,503 metric tons in 1988. In many cases, manufacturers
appear to be moving away from mercury except those uses for which mercury is
currently considered essential. However, the rate of decline has slowed since 1990.
Public pressure has also driven manufacturers to seek alternatives to non-essential
mercury in their products. For instance, recent public outcry against mercury
switches contained in children's light-up sneakers caused the manufacturer to
change to a non-mercury switch that accomplishes the same purpose. The
manufacturer now provides a toll-free number for customers to request a postage-
paid mailer and return the shoes for proper mercury disposal.
Table 3: United States Mercury Supply and
Demand
(Metric Tons)
metric tons
Secondary production:
Industrial
Government
(3)
Industry stocks, year-end
(4)
Shipments from the
National Defense
Stockpile(5)
Imports for consumption
Exports
Industrial demand
(consumption)
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1992
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1993
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221
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350
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400
543
40
389
1503 1212 720 554 621 558*
(1) Comprises only the mercury produced at the McDermitt Mine,
as reported in Placer Dome Inc. annual and 10-K reports.
The mine was closed in November 1990.
(2) Mercury by-product from nine gold mining operations.
(3) Secondary mercury shipped from U.S. Department of Energy stocks.
(4) Stocks at consumers and dealers only. Mine stocks withheld
to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.
(5) Primary mercury. This quantity represents shipments during the
1993 calendar year. Congressional authorization for stockpile sales is
based on a fiscal year (October-September) which bridges 2 calendar
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years.
w = withheld to avoid disclosing proprietary information
* Note: See Table 4 for a breakdown of mercury consumption by industrial
category.
Source: United States Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, July
22,1994.
Screnr
U.S. Mercury Supply and Demand
Source: Bureau of Mines: Mineral Industry Surveys, July, 1994
Chemical and Allied Products:
Chemical and allied products are responsible for the largest quantity of mercury
used in the United States. This is due to the fact that a single industrial process-
chlorine and caustic soda manufacture-alone uses more mercury than any of the
other industrial sectors that use mercury. One chlor-alkali process, known as the
mercury-cell process, relies on a mercury cathode to produce hydrogen gas and
caustic soda. Caustic soda produced from this process may contain mercury, which
in turn may contaminate other products.
At a national level, the chlor-alkali industry is regulated more directly for mercury
than any other industry, with national air emissions limits, water discharge limits,
and waste disposal restrictions. Although most mercury-cell chlor-alkali plants in
the United States have closed, two still exist in the Great Lakes. Fourteen facilities
remain in the United States. The chlor-alkali facility in Wisconsin is the second
largest source of mercury emissions in that state.
Until the early 1990s, paint manufacturing used large quantities of mercury. The
mercury compound phenylmercuric acetate was used as a biocide to control
mildew in latex paints. However, EPA curtailed this use, eliminating mercury in
interior latex paints in 1990 and exterior paints in 1991. Mercury emissions from
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volatized paint and demolition waste may continue from paints manufactured
before the ban.
Electric and Electronic Uses:
In the electrical industry, mercury is used in electric lighting devices such as
fluorescent lamps, wiring devices and switches, and several different kinds of
batteries. In 1992, electrical manufacturing accounted for approximately 25% of the
mercury used in the United States. As recently as 1988, battery manufacturing
alone consumed almost 25% of the total mercury use in the United States. As
manufacturers have found alternatives to mercury in alkaline batteries, and states
began limiting mercury content in batteries, the volume of mercury used in batteries
declined by over 95%. Mercury substitutes are not as readily available in
fluorescent and other lamps. Mercury use in lamps appears to be rising especially
as fluorescent lamps are promoted for energy conservation. Some manufacturers
are developing fluorescent lamps that rely on smaller quantities of mercury.
v
Instruments and Related Products:
Mercury is also used in navigational devices, instruments that measure
temperature and pressure, and other related uses. It is also used frequently in
dental amalgam tooth fillings, although substitutes are available. Mercury use in
this area has declined.
Table 4: US Industrial Consumption of Refined
Mercury Metal,
By Use*
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1993 %of
Use 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Category 93
Total Total
28 Chemical and allied products 224 40.1%
2512 Chlorine
354 379 247 184 209 18° 32-0%
manufacture
2819
uses ^ 26 1S 32 30 28 26 4J%
2851
Paint 197 192 14 6 0 0
Other
and'aWed 86 40 29 26 20 18 3'6%
products1
36 Electrical and electronic uses 131 23.5%
3641
Ughting 31 31 33 39 55 38 6'8%
3643 Wiring
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devices and
switches
176 141 70 71 82 83
3692
Batteries 448 250 106 18 13 10
14.9%
1.8%
38 Instruments and Related Products
382 Measuring
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100 17.9%
11.7%
6.3%
55 32 38 49 92 103 103 0.185
1503 1212 721 554 621 558 558
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establishments.
11ncludes agricultural chemicals, pigments, and miscellaneous catalysts.
2 Includes other electrical and electronic uses, other instruments and
related products, and unclassified uses.
In 1991 and 1992, a large amount of mercury that was not reported by end
use was included in this category.
3 Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding.
Source: United States Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, July
1994.
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b) Specific Uses of Mercury
In each of the industrial categories listed above, mercury plays a unique role in a
manufacturing process or in a product. Table 5 lists the primary products that
contain mercury in each of the source categories discussed in this section. These
products, which may not pose mercury-related health risks during regular use,
contribute mercury to the environment upon disposal. In addition, Appendix A
includes a detailed mercury use tree.
Several states regulate mercury-containing products directly by limiting or
prohibiting mercury content in certain products, and restricting disposal options.
These regulations, which have had a direct impact on the quantity of mercury
consumed in industrial activities, are discussed in more detail in Section III
("Regulations"). Many mercury products are used as components in widely used
products. Mercury may be released when products are discarded. For example,
Honeywell, Inc. a thermostat manufacturer, has developed a thermostat collection
program in Minnesota to recycle the mercury switches.
Mercury is also used in numerous industrial processes for amalgamation, wood
processing, as a solvent for reactive and precious metals, in nuclear reactors, and
as a catalyst. Any facility that uses mercury in its process is a potential source of
mercury emissions. Available reporting data may help locate and identify these
sources. However, many sources that use or release mercury may fall below
existing reporting thresholds.
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3) Waste Disposal
Mercury-containing waste streams and products sent offsite for disposal contribute
mercury to waste disposal facilities, which then release mercury into the
environment. Industrial facilities, hospitals, and dental offices that divert their
wastewater to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) contribute to mercury in
POTW effluent. Batteries, electric lamps, old paint, and other mercury-containing
products contribute to the mercury emissions at municipal, hazardous waste, and
medical waste incinerators, and may leach or vent mercury from landfills. As long
as mercury is used in industrial processes, facilities will generate wastes that
contain mercury, and consumer products will contribute mercury upon disposal.
Table 6 shows the trends in mercury products contained in municipal solid waste.
Table 2B lists the different types of waste disposal sources. Appendix B provides
details on the mercury-specific regulations for waste disposal sources. Note that
cement kilns are not listed as a waste disposal source. However, cement kilns,
used frequently as a waste disposal option, may burn hazardous wastes as a fuel
source. Mercury may accumulate in the cement kiln dust. Metals emissions from
cement kilns, which are regulated under EPA's interim standards for boilers and
industrial furnaces (BIFs), are currently under review.
Table 5: ProductsThat May
Contain Mercury
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1) Manufacturing Processes
As a natural element, mercury is found in many raw materials that form the
backbone of the industrial base. Mercury is emitted from numerous manufacturing
processes that use raw materials containing mercury as a trace element. A list of
these sources is included in Table 2B, and Appendices A and B describe these
sources in greater detail.
Smelting processes, such as copper, lead, and zinc smelting, may contribute a
large percentage of overall mercury releases. For example, the Copper Range
Smelter in White Pine, Michigan, releases over 1000 pounds of mercury annually.
In 1992, Zinc Corporation of America contributed 90% of total mercury releases
reported in Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) for the Great Lakes states.
This high level of mercury release, which was sent off site for recycling, reflected
periodic cleaning of the sulfuric acid plants, not ongoing releases. Mercury is also
present in zinc concentrates and is removed as an impurity during sulfuric acid
production.
Because these sources are not dependent on mercury as a component of their
business, they are not influenced by the costs associated with using mercury. In
some cases, they may be more amenable to control technology or to incentives
that are not tied directly to mercury.
2) Energy Production
Utility boilers, particularly coal-fired utilities, may contribute a large portion of the
overall atmospheric mercury emissions due to the presence of mercury in fuel
sources. Although currently unregulated for mercury emissions, they are the
subject of intensive study under a separate Utility Study mandated by the 1990
Clean Air Act amendments (§112(n)(1)(A)). The report, scheduled for completion in
1995, is evaluating the extent to which coal combustion contributes to overall
mercury releases, as well as the need for specific mercury emissions regulations
for the utility industry. Given this in-depth report on the full range of utility
emissions, we will not focus on utility mercury emissions in this report, beyond
identifying any relevant existing regulations.
C. Data Sources for the Great Lakes States
Mercury releases are reported under several different federal and state programs,
each with a different set of regulatory requirements, and each covering a different
subset of the regulated community. Mercury information is available from three
federal reporting programs: (1) the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI), (2)
RCRA Biennial Report System (BRS) data, and (3) the Permit Compliance System
(PCS) data for water releases. In addition to these federal reporting programs,
some Great Lakes states maintain other reporting systems that provide additional
information on mercury releases. Data is included for Wisconsin air point sources,
Michigan's Critical Materials Wastewater Report, and Indiana's Aerometric
Information Retrieval System (AIRS).
Information from each of these sources is summarized below, and included in detail
in Appendix F. With the exception of TRI data, all information is shown by SIC code
to illustrate the distribution of mercury releases across different industrial sectors.
Appendix F1 provides a summary of the number of facilities that report mercury
releases under each of these programs, and shows how the number of facilities
varies by reporting program as a result of differing reporting requirements. For
instance, 572 facilities in the Great Lakes states report mercury-bearing
wastestreams under RCRA biennial reporting requirements, while only 14 facilities
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report mercury releases under TRI.
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI). Appendix F2 shows TRI mercury releases
for the Great Lakes states. The Toxic Chemical Release Inventory contains
chemical release and transfer information from manufacturing facilities (SIC codes
20 - 39) that meet reporting thresholds (manufacture or process 25,000 pounds of a
listed chemical or otherwise use 10,000 pounds of a listed chemical. Appendix F2a
includes 1992 data for the eight Great Lakes states, including any source reduction
activities implemented by each facility. Appendix F2b contains similar data for the
1991 reporting year.
In 1992,14 facilities in the Great Lakes States reported mercury releases, down
from 20 facilities that reported in 1991. Tables 7A shows the trends in mercury
releases from 1987 -1992, and Table 7B shows the industrial sectors that reported
mercury releases in 1992. The majority of mercury releases reported in 1992 came
from Zinc Corporation of America. Because zinc concentrates contain mercury that
is released during the sulfuric acid production process, mercury builds up in the
sulfuric acid plants. Periodically, these plants must be cleaned, which generates a
higher then normal volume of waste for that year.
Appendices F2c and F2d show nationwide mercury releases reported in TRI for
1992 and 1991, respectively. Great Lakes states reported 60.65% of the mercury
releases and transfers reported nationwide in TRI for 1992. This number was
skewed by the large volume of waste generated by Zinc Corporation of America, as
described above. In 1991, Great Lakes states reported 18.13% of total mercury
releases and transfers nationwide.
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Transfers, the Eight Great Lakes States
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RCRA Biennial Report data. Appendix F3 includes 1991 data from the RCRA
Biennial Report System (BRS). BRS data tracks information on hazardous waste
generated and managed by large quantity generators and permitted Treatment,
Storage, and Disposal (TSD) facilities. RCRA wastes are identified by waste code,
several of which indicate the presence of mercury in a wastestream or discarded
product (see RCRA discussion in section III).
Appendix F3a shows the number of facilities, by SIC code, that report mercury-
bearing wastestreams. The data reflects only recurrent waste generation, and does
not include one-time waste or remediation wastes. A total of 572 facilities reported
mercury-bearing wastestreams. Mercury-bearing wastestreams showed up most
frequently in the following industrial sectors: colleges and universities (35 facilities),
pharmaceutical preparations (28 facilities), electric services (22 facilities), plastics
materials and resins (21 facilities), and industrial organic chemicals (20 facilities).
Because most of the mercury-bearing wastes are characteristic for mercury (i.e.,
they exceed the regulatory concentration limit for mercury), and include other
substances, it is difficult to gauge the quantity of mercury in the wastestreams.
Biennial report data also indicates the source processes that generated a given
waste stream. Appendix F3b lists the sources processes in each SIC code that
generated mercury-bearing waste streams. A summary table at the end of the
appendix shows the frequency with which each process occurred. A total of 39
J different sources processes contributed to mercury-bearing wastestreams.
Laboratory wastes was reported most frequently (168 facilities), followed by
discarded out of data products or chemicals (76 facilities).
PCS data. Appendix F4 contains data from EPA's Permit Compliance System
(PCS) for water discharges. PCS data approximates point source loads/rom
municipal and industrial dischargers. The information is based on monitoring data
supplied by regulated facilities. EPA uses PCS data as the basis for its
enforcement program. In 1993, the top 10 mercury dischargers in Region 5 were:
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Detroit WWTP 108kg
Lake County - Mentor 54kg
City of Fostoria 27kg
Gary Wastewater Treatment Plant 17kg
Hammond Municipal STP 16kg
Milwaukee MSO - South Shore 13kg
Fort Wayne Municipal STP 12kg
Watertown(C) WPCP 11 kg
Ashta Chemicals 10kg
Milwaukee MSD - Jones Island 8kg
Wisconsin Air Point Source Emissions Data. Appendix F5 contains air emissions
data for Wisconsin facilities (1992 data). As part of its Clean Air Act Title V
Operating Permit Program, Wisconsin collected emissions data from facilities that
reported releases greater than one pound of hazardous air pollutants, including
mercury. Sixty one facilities reported mercury emissions under this program. This
total includes 13 utilities and nine paper mills. A utility reported the largest
emissions {1272 pounds), followed by a chtor-alkali facility (1071 pounds).
Michigan Critical Materials Registry. Appendix F6 includes data from Michigan's
Critical Materials Wastewater Report (1991 data). As part of its water quality
program, Michigan collects information on chemical use and release from facilities
that use any substance, including mercury, on the "Critical Materials Registry." It is
the only program that requires facilities to report information about chemical use.
Under this program, "use" means the presence of the chemical on site. A total of
270 facilities reported mercury use, including 19 hospitals, 18 motor vehicle parts
facilities, 16 plastics products facilities, and 16 utilities. The total mercury use was
between 288,174 - 308,510 pounds. Of this total, 121 facilities reported discharges
ranging in total between 271 and 1740 pounds. 160 facilities reported residuals
ranging in total between 2720 and 10,420 pounds.
Indiana Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS): Appendix F7 includes
data from Indiana's 1991 AIRS database. Mercury emissions quantities in this
database are estimates derived by the Indiana Department of Environmental
Management, based on data reported for criteria pollutant emissions. As such, the
quantities do not represent measured data, nor data supplied directly by individual
facilities.
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Mercury
Sources
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111. How is Mercury
Regulated?
Mercury regulations span multiple
federal and state statutes, as well as
multiple agency jurisdictions. For
example, the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) regulates mercury in
pesticides, and mercury releases into
the environment through air, water, and
land disposal limits. The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) regulates mercury
in cosmetics, food, and dental products.
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) regulates
mercury air exposures in the workplace.
Unlike the separate regulatory structure created for PCBs under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA), no statute, at a federal level, has strategically
identified mercury as a sole source of concern. Instead, mercury is one of several
substances covered under the overarching structure of numerous statutes. In some
cases, mercury receives more attention than other substances covered in the same
statute. Mercury regulations do not apply uniformly to all source categories. Thus,
the nature and completeness of mercury regulation varies by statute. Furthermore,
aspects of mercury regulation extend beyond the traditional realm of environmental
statutes. Federal and state agencies are exploring efforts to curtail the use of
mercury, not just its release, in order to focus on prevention opportunities.
Individually, no single regulation appears to motivate substantial change in mercury
use and release. Collectively, however, the existing set of regulations has caused a
dramatic decline in mercury use. Whether or not these regulations have caused a
similar drop in mercury releases is not readily known. However, mercury is
beginning to command more widespread public recognition, and public concern is
becoming a powerful leveraging tool to change manufacturing practices. It is
important to recognize that the face of mercury regulations is changing rapidly.
This section describes the regulations that affect mercury use and release. We
have provided tables that describe how existing mercury regulations apply to
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mercury-containing products and sources that use and/or release mercury. From
this information, we can identify the extent to which individual mercury sources are
covered~or not covered-by existing regulations, and the opportunities that might
exist to encourage additional reductions mercury use and release.
Table 8 illustrates the different categories of mercury regulations used in this report,
and the applicable statutes or regulations for each category. Table 9 shows the
federal environmental management standards for mercury. Tables 10 and 11
summarize mercury product regulations. Table 12 summarizes the potential
changes in mercury regulation. At the end of the report, Appendix B provides a
detailed description of mercury sources and specific release regulations; Appendix
C describes the regulations affecting mercury products; and Appendix D describes
the main provisions of Great Lakes states' mercury-specific statutes.
A) Types of Mercury Regulations
To understand how existing mercury regulations influence the full spectrum of
economic activities that involve mercury, it is helpful to first distinguish between
regulations that have a direct effect on sources from those that have an indirect
effect on sources.
Use- or release-related regulations have a direct effect on sources that use
mercury or release mercury into the environment. These regulations specify, for
individual mercury sources, the costs and/or conditions associated with using and
releasing mercury during production or disposal. This project is concerned primarily
with the structure of use- and release-related regulations and the extent to which
existing regulations encourage pollution prevention.
Environmental management standards, on the other hand, have an indirect effect
on individual sources. Environmental standards are numeric criteria that specify a
maximum acceptable mercury concentration for different media, based on scientific
or risk-based criteria. For instance, mercury standards exist for water, sludge, fish
tissue, drinking water, and several other media. These standards provide a
yardstick against which to measure the effectiveness of mercury release
regulations.
In contrast to use- and release-related regulations which apply directly to individual
sources, environmental standards remain independent of specific sources.
However, environmental standards exert an important effect on sources that
release mercury to any media. For instance, sewage treatment plants must ensure
that the mercury content of their sludge remains below the mercury concentration
specified for land application. Even absent a specific mercury effluent limit, the
POTW must still work with its dischargers to minimize mercury content in their
discharges to the treatment plant.
Table 8: Mercury: Regulatory Overview
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Table 9 - Environmental Standards for Mercury
Media
Ambient
Water
Drinking
Water
Air
Sludge
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Mercury Standard
0.144 u/l for ingestion of both
water and aquatic organisms;
0.146 u/l for ingestion of only
aquatic organism.
2.4 u/l for freshwater acute
exposure;
0.012 u/l for freshwater chronic
exposure;
2.1 u/l for marine acute exposure;
0.025 u/l for marine chronic
exposure. (50 FR 30791)
Maximum contaminant level
= .002mg/l(40CFR141.62)
Explanation
Established under
Clean Water Act §304
(a)
* Ambient water criteria
varies by state (may
change with GLI)
Maximum contaminant
level for mercury
established under the
Safe Drinking Water
Act.
No ambient standard.
Limits:
17 mg/kg (dry wt) and 17
kg/hectare cumulative loading for
sludge applied on agricultural,
forest and publicly accessible lands.
17 mg/kg (dry wt) and .85
kg/hectare annual loading rate for
sludge sold or distributed for
application to a lawn or home
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garden.
57 mg/kg (dry wt) for sludge sold
or distributed for other types of land
disposal
100 g/kg (dry wt) for sludge
disposed in lined or unlined facilities
(40 CFR 503).
Compost No federal standards.
Fish
1 ug/g (1 mg/kg or 1 ppm)
Minnesota sets
mercury concentration
limits incompost.
FDA action level for
methyl mercury, ug/g (1
mg/kg or 1 ppm)
Groundwater 2 ug/l
Bottled
Water
Water-level
of detect
.002 mg/l (21 CFR 103.35)
.2 ug/l (200 mg/l) = recommended
method
EPA-approved
method to detect Hg in
water. Lower detection
methods are available,
but not yet approved by
EPA.
Hazardous * TCLP = .2 mg/l or .2 ppm (40 CFR Land disposal
Waste 261.24,264) (Subtitle D,
nonhazardous landfills)
prohibited unless
leachate contains less
than .2 mg/l.
B) Mercury Use Regulations
Regulations associated with mercury use in commerce impose costs, conditions,
and/or restrictions associated with obtaining, selling, using, or transporting mercury.
We have used the following categories to describe mercury use regulations: (1)
commerce-related regulations such as taxes and transportation requirements; (2)
product-related restrictions; and (3) reporting requirements.
Mercury use regulations affect only those facilities that use mercury as an input.
They do not affect those sources that release mercury incidentally as a by-product.
For each statute, we describe the mercury-specific information, the type of
regulatory mechanism used, and any potential changes to the current regulatory
status.
1) Mercury in Commerce
Provisions of several statutes regulate different aspects of mercury in commerce.
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Excise taxes and import taxes directly affect the cost of using mercury as an input
in manufacturing processes; regulations governing mercury sales from the National
Defense Stockpile influence the amount of mercury available for purchase; and
transportation requirements impose restrictions on mercury transport.
a) Obtaining Mercury
Excise Tax: Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 USCA §4661}
Mercury Information: The Internal Revenue Code imposes taxes on
40 chemicals, including mercury, that are sold by the manufacturer,
producer, or importer. The tax rate for mercury is $4.45/ton, the
second highest tax rate listed {10 substances have the highest tax
rateof$4.87/ton).
Regulatory Mechanism: In put/sales tax
v
. Potential changes: None identified
Import Tax: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
Mercury Information: Mercury and several mercury compounds are
subject to import taxes under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, which identifies import taxes on all goods imported into
the United States from most-favored-nation (MFN) countries, as well
as from special treaty nations and non-most-favored-nation (non-
MFN) countries.
For 1994, the tax rate for mercury imports from MFN countries is 16.5
I/kg, compared to a 55.1 0/kg tax on imports from non-MFN countries
(item 2805.40). Due to special treaty agreements, no duty is imposed
on mercury imports from Canada, Israel, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador,
and Caribbean Basin countries.
Regulatory Mechanism: tax
Potential Changes: Under GATT, mercuric oxide, a mercury
compound used frequently in medical and military batteries, will be
exempt from all U.S. import duties, effective July 1,1995. Until the
end of 1992, facilities that imported mercuric oxide enjoyed duty-free
imports, as a result of a special tine-item tariff exemption heading
(9902.28.25). This duty-waiver lapsed at the end of December 1992.
In January 1993, Iowa representatives introduced bills into both
houses of Congress designed to extend the waiver for several more
years (S.397 (Grassley), HB2522 (Grandy)). Neither bill emerged
from committee, and, thus, the import duty on mercuric oxide has
remained in effect since January 1993. The GATT duty-waiver will
replace the need to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule with
specific legislation.
Mercury recycling equipment is also subject to import taxes. A bill
introduced by Minnesota Senator Durenberger (S. 1308) would
suspend the duty on equipment used to recycle mercury and other
parts of fluorescent light bulbs (adding sections 9902.87.17 and .18 to
amend sections 8419.40.00 and 8479.82.00). A Swedish company
manufactures the only equipment capable of separating each part of
a fluorescent bulb and distilling mercury pure enough for industrial
reuse. A duty-waiver would lower the cost of recycling mercury from
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fluorescent lamps.
Government mercury stockpile sales: Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpile Act
(50 USCA §98)
Mercury Information: The Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpile
Act regulates mercury that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) sells
from the National Defense Stockpile. The amount of mercury sold
from the stockpile has the potential to affect the mercury market,
although DLA considers its impact on the market when requesting
Congressional authorization for sales. DLA accepts daily bids for
mercury. Over the last year, the price of DLA mercury has ranged
from $57 - 82 per flask.
DLA must submit an Annual Materials Plan to Congress that includes
its requests for selling materials deemed excess to stockpile needs
for each fiscal year, including projections for the following four years.
For fiscal year 1994, DLA initially received authorization to sell 10,000
flasks of mercury, but reached that limit by early 1994. In April, DLA
received Congressional authorization to increase fiscal year 1994
mercury sales to 50,000 flasks, a five-fold increase that is more than
three times the estimated total US consumption of mercury for 1993.
By comparison, DLA had authority to sell 10,000 flasks of mercury
(345 metric tons) in fiscal year 1993, but by year's end, sold only
8,250 flasks (284.6 metric tons).
Until fiscal year 1994, funds received from stockpile sales were used
only for stockpile-related activities. However, the Defense
Appropriation Act for fiscal year 1994 (PL 103-160, §305) changed
the allowable uses of stockpile revenues, specifying that up to $500
million be transferred to Department of Defense operations and
maintenance accounts. This change, combined with favorable market
conditions and increasing interest in stockpile materials, motivated
DLA to seek approval to sell additional quantities of several stockpile
materials, including mercury.
Potential changes: In July, 1994, DLA suspended future mercury
sales until a number of potential environmental implications can be
addressed. EPA will be represented on the market impact committee
that reviews stockpile sales. DLA has submitted its 1995 Annual
Materials Plan to Congress, requesting authorization to sell 20,000
flasks of mercury for fiscal year 1995. The House Armed Services
subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Earl Hutto (D-FL), handles strategic
material issues. DLA is also considering offering long-term contracts
for mercury purchases.
b) Transporting Mercury
Transportation: The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
Mercury Information: The Department of Transportation regulates
hazardous materials transport under the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act (HMTA). Mercury and mercury compounds are
hazardous substances subject to packaging, shipping and
transportation rules for hazardous materials. RCRA regulations for
hazardous waste transporters incorporate HMTA rules.
Regulatory mechanism: operating requirements, labeling
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Potential changes: None identified
c) Using Mercury
Mercury Information: Currently, only Minnesota has a use-restriction
law providing that mercury sold in the state will be used only for
medical, dental, instructional, research, or manufacturing purposes.
Sellers must provide buyers with a material safety data sheet and
have the buyer.sign a statement of proper use and disposal.
2) Mercury in Products
Mercury-containing products are regulated in several different ways. At a federal
level, mercury product regulation has generally centered around health-based
reasons to eliminate mercury from products, using the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act {FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA) regulations.
In recent years, many states have taken a different approach. Restrictions on
mercury-containing products, once used sparingly by the federal government, are
increasing rapidly at the state level. States are beginning to move beyond strictly
health-based concerns associated with particular products, and are looking instead
to the waste disposal problems associated with mercury containing products. Many
Great Lakes states, most notably Minnesota, are beginning to ban the sale of
certain products that contain mercury (e.g., toys and shoes), limit the content of
mercury in other products (e.g., batteries and packaging), and impose recycling
requirements and disposal restrictions on mercury-containing products.
At present, mercury product laws represent a patchwork of regulations that vary by
state. Table 10 compares characteristics of the most common mercury product
regulations in each of the Great Lakes states. Table 11 summarizes the regulations
that affect mercury-containing products at a national level and in each of the Great
Lakes states. Appendices C and D describe each of these regulations in more
detail. Appendix E shows the different types of mercury battery legislation in place
nationwide.
At a federal level, two statutes have been used to limit mercury content or curtail
mercury use in specific products.
Statute: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Mercury Information: FIFRA covers the sale and use of pesticides,
including registration of chemicals that meet health and safety tests.
Until recently, several mercury compounds were registered as
pesticides, bactericides, and fungicides. By 1991, however, all
registrations for mercury compounds in paints had been canceled by
EPA or voluntarily withdrawn by the manufacturer. Registrations for
calo-chlorand calo-gran, the last mercury-based pesticides registered
for use in the United States (to control pink and grey snow mold) were
voluntarily canceled by the manufacturer in November 1993. Existing
stocks may be sold until depleted.
Regulatory Mechanism: ban, cancellation
Potential changes: None identified
Statute: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
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Mercury Information: The Food and Drug Administration is
responsible for mercury in food, drugs, and cosmetics. Mercury use
as a preservative or antimicrobial is limited to eye-area cosmetics or
ointments in concentrations below 60ppm. Yellow mercuric oxide is
not recognized as a safe and effective ophthalmic anti-infective
ingredient.
The FDA also regulates dental amalgam under FFDCA. Dental
mercury is classified as a Class I medical device, with extensive
safety regulations on its use. Dental amalgam alloy is classified as a
Class II device, subject to additional special controls.
Regulatory Mechanism: content restriction, use conditions, labeling
Potential Changes: None identified. However, California may require
warnings on dental amalgam above and beyond FFDCA rules, under
its Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65),
which requires businesses to warn employees and the public if
business activities result in emissions of listed chemicals.
Federal regulations may soon take a different approach to mercury product
regulation. Two bills introduced recently into Congress would impose restrictions on
the mercury content in packaging and batteries ("Mercury-Containing and
Rechargeable Battery Management Act," $1949 (passed the Senate in May 1994);
and HB4528 (same language). Similar language ins included in the "Lead Exposure
Reduction Act," which will be considered by Congressman John Dingell's Energy
and Commerce Committee). A bill to limit mercury content in packaging materials
was introduced in 1993. If passed, these bills would establish national standards tor
allowable mercury content in batteries and packaging. Currently, over a dozen
states independently limit mercury content in batteries and packaging.
TABLE 10 - Common Mercury Product
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3) Reporting Requirements
Mercury use reporting is seldom required under the existing regulatory framework.
Most reporting requirements track mercury releases, and are discussed separately
in the "Mercury Release" section that follows.
At a federal level, only facilities that exceed threshold planning quantities for
mercury under SARA Title III regulations must report that quantity to their local
emergency planning commission. This program is included under "Releases,"
because it is geared toward spill prevention, rather than use. EPA is currently
considering a chemical use inventory, which would track the quantities of chemicals
used at individual facilities.
Currently, only Michigan has regulations that specifically require facilities to report
the quantities of chemicals used. Under the Part 9 rules of Act 245, Michigan's
water pollution control act, businesses that use any substance listed on the "Critical
Materials Registry" must report the quantities of each substance used and
released. Mercury is included the Critical Materials Registry. The state uses this
information to assist in permit development and compliance in its water program.
C) Mercury Release Regulations
This section describes regulations that affect mercury release into air and water, as
well as waste disposal, and requirements for public disclosure of releases (e.g., TRI
reporting). Specific statutes-at a federal and/or state level-regulate mercury in
each of these different categories. Appendix B shows the specific mercury release
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regulations that apply to each mercury source.
The Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and the Resource Recovery and Conservation
Act (RCRA) all operate differently, and impose different thresholds that influence
the extent to which mercury releases are covered. In addition, states have the
flexibility to impose site- specific mercury regulations on individual sources. With
the exception of the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI), which specifically
requires facilities to report chemical releases into all media, programs that require
mercury release reporting are incorporated into broader regulatory programs.
The following information is provided for each statute discussed: the principal
provisions that affect mercury releases; the specific sources regulated; the
threshold that triggers coverage; the regulatory mechanism(s) used; environmental
standards included in the statute; potential changes to existing regulations; and
other relevant statutes that may provide similar information.
1) Mercury Air Emissions
Statute: Clean Air Act
Principal Provisions that affect mercury releases:
Mercury and mercury compounds are considered Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
under the Clean Air Act. To date, EPA has established National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants {NESHAPs) for mercury emissions from
three source categories: ore processing facilities, mercury cell chlor-alkali plants,
and sewage sludge driers.
EPA will also be promulgating a new category of regulation, known as maximum
achievable control technology (MACT standards) for "major source" in any listed
source category. Major sources are defined as those sources that release 10 tons
per year of any HAP, or 25 tons per year in total HAP emissions. Mercury releases
alone are unlikely to trigger the major source definition. For instance, Wisconsin's
air point source inventory showed the highest mercury release at 1000 pounds, well
below a 10 ton (20,000 pound) threshold for major sources.
It is too early to tell the extent to which MACT standards will influence mercury
release levels. MACT standards will be defined based on an analysis of existing
control technology for a given source category. Thus, if mercury controls are not
currently in use, they may not be part of a defined MACT standard. EPA may set
lesser quantity cutoffs, which would redefine the level at which a facility would be
defined as a major source.
Under the Title V Operating Permits program, states may impose emissions fees
up to $25/ton of emissions for all chemicals. Facilities releasing mercury are subject
to this fee for their mercury emissions. Without a differential fee structure, the fee
alone is not likely to be high enough to spur reductions in mercury emissions. For
instance, Wisconsin's largest source of mercury air emissions, an electric utility,
would only pay $15.90 for its mercury releases (.63 ton @ $25/ton).
Specific Sources covered: Only three source categories have NESHAPs for
mercury emissions: (1) mercury cell chlor alkali plants (2) sewage sludge
incinerators and driers (3) mercury ore processing facilities.
Individual states may impose specific mercury emissions limits on individual
facilities. For instance, many states impose mercury emissions limits on municipal
and hazardous waste incinerators.
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Threshold that triggers coverage: Listed source category for NESHAPs (no numeric
thresholds); MACT threshold not yet defined, but will probably be specific to source
categories.
Regulatory mechanism(s): emissions limits, emissions fees, permits, monitoring,
operating requirements (which may include pollution prevention), reporting.
Environmental Standards: No federal ambient air mercury standards
Potential Changes: The 1990 Clean Air Act amendments single out mercury for
additional study-and potential future regulations-more than any other substance.
The following studies may potentially alter significantly the manner in which
mercury air emissions are regulated:
Mercury Study (§112(n)(1)(B): The 1990 Clean Air Act amendments mandated a
special study of mercury emissions to the environment. The study, which will be
finalized in early 1995, is estimating the relative contribution of mercury emissions
from source categories, the public health and environmental effect of such
emissions and evaluating available control technologies and their costs.
EPA must also list (by 1995) the source categories that account for at least 90% of
aggregate emissions for seven pollutants, including mercury (§112(c)(6)).
Information developed for the mercury study will contribute to this evaluation.
Sources identified in the §112(c)(6) strategy will be subject to MACT standards
within ten years.
Utility Study (§112(n){1 )(A)): Closely tied to the mercury study is the Utility
Emissions Study, mandated by Section 112(n)(1)(A) of the 1990 Clean Air Act
amendments. This study, scheduled for completion in November 1995, will
describe in detail the contribution of utilities to mercury emissions and other HAPs.
The CAA exempted utilities from the categories of sources potentially subject to
MACT standards until the study is completed. The study may recommend specific
controls, including controls for utility boilers, which are currently unregulated for
mercury emissions.
Municipal Waste Incinerator Limits (§129): EPA has begun a rulemaking for
mercury emissions from municipal and medical waste incinerators.
Great Waters Program: Section 112(m) required EPA to study atmospheric
deposition of mercury and other substances into several large water bodies,
including the.Great Lakes. The program is geared toward building an improved
atmospheric monitoring network that will enable EPA and other agencies to study
the relative contributions of different HAPs and the extent to which atmospheric
deposition causes human health or environmental problems. If necessary, EPA
may require additional controls on certain sources as a result of this study. Under
§112(m){5), EPA is required to assess the contribution of atmospheric deposition to
pollutant loadings, the environmental and public health effects of atmospheric
deposition and the extent to which atmospheric deposition contributes to water
quality standard exceedances. The Great Waters report recommends that EPA
promulgate Lesser-Quantity Emissions Rates for mercury.
Other relevant statutes: Mercury air releases are listed in a facility's TRI report,
provided the facility meets the TRI threshold reporting requirements. RCRA
regulations cover emissions from hazardous waste combustion, and boilers and
industrial furnaces. Existing regulations do not include specific mercury standards.
Statute: Occupational Safety and Health Act
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Mercury Information: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
responsibility for maintaining safe workplace conditions. OSHA sets permissible
exposure levels for mercury in workplace settings. Mercury is listed as a neurotoxin
capable of causing behavioral changes, decreased motor function and other effects
on the nervous system {29CFR1926.59). OSHA mercury standards also
recommend that skin contact should be avoided.
Workplace standards may influence the types of processes used at a facility. For
instance, OSHA standards for cadmium were tightened recently. Stricter OSHA
limits for cadmium will force many cadmium users to modify their processes or
eliminate cadmium entirely in order to meet these new standards.
Regulatory Mechanism(s): operating requirements, inspections
Environmental Standards: workplace air concentration levels
Specific Sources covered: Facilities that use mercury are subject to mercury
standard
Potential Changes: None identified. However, the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR), which evaluates exposure levels for hazardous
substances at superfund sites under CERCLA, recently revised its lexicological
profile for mercury. Although these levels have no direct regulatory effect, they may
cause other agencies that evaluate mercury exposure levels to re-evaluate existing
standards.
2) Mercury Discharges to Water
Statute: Clean Water Act
Principal Provisions that affect mercury releases:
Mercury is listed as a toxic pollutant under §307(a) of the Clean Water Act. For
mercury discharge, Clean Water Act regulations specify technology-based effluent
limits for classes and categories of industries, and describes the circumstances in
which states may require effluent limits or monitoring requirements more stringent
than technology-based standards. States may also set water quality standards for
pollutants including mercury. The Clean Water Act relies on a permit system,
known as the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) to regulate
water discharges. Facilities may be assigned a specific mercury discharge limit, or
may only be required to monitor their discharge for mercury. Facilities report actual
discharge levels in Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs), which serve as the basis
for determining compliance.
Pretreatment standards regulate industries that discharge into a publicly owned
treatment plant (POTW) instead of discharging directly into a receiving water body.
Regulations list industrial categories subject to national categorical pretreatment
standards for new and existing facilities that discharge into treatment plants.
POTWs with approved pretreatment programs may set permit limits and conduct
inspections of industrial users. Facilities that do not have specific pretreatment
standards for mercury (or other hazardous substances), are supposed to notify the
POTW of any hazardous waste discharge that exceeds 100kg per month.
Wastestreams from certain manufacturing processes that may involve mercury,
such as fluorescent lamps and switchgear, are excluded from categorical
pretreatment standards because they are considered dilute.
Mercury is included in the list of chemicals eligible for removal credits at a POTW.
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That is, a POTW may allow a facility to discharge a higher quantity of mercury
provided that the POTW meets the applicable mercury standard in its sludge
without additional costs.
.EPA Region 5 Water Division recently revised its enforcement program for certain
chemicals to trigger enforcement investigations earlier than the previous program.
Under the Great Lakes Enforcement Strategy, EPA will target violations of daily
maximum permit limits. This screening criteria is more stringent than the national
definition of significant noncompliance, which targets violations of monthly average
limits.
Specific Sources covered: The Clean Water Act lists technology-based standards
for the following industry source categories: Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing,
chlor-alkali subcategory (mercury cell process)(40CFR415.60); Nonferrous Metals
category including, primary antimony subcategory (40CFR421.140), secondary
mercury subcategory (40CFR421.200), primary precious metals and mercury
subcategory (40CFR250); Steam electric power generation (40CFR423-mercury is
an Appendix A priority pollutant); Ore Mining and Dressing Category including,
mercury ore subcategory (40CFR440.40), copper, lead, zinc subcategory
(40CFR440.100), platinum ores subcategory; Pesticide Manufacturing category,
metallo organic pesticide chemicals subcategory (40CFR455); Battery
Manufacturing category, LeClanche and zinc subcategories (40CFR461.40).
However, this list does not limit the types of dischargers that may have mercury
effluent limits or monitoring requirements in their NPDES permits. Individual states
may impose specific mercury discharge limits and/or monitoring requirements on
individual facilities that discharge into water quality-limited water-bodies. The current
EPA-approved level of detect for mercury is 200 ng/L, which may be higher than
water quality based effluent limits, and higher than some states' water quality
standards for mercury.
Threshold that triggers coverage: No volume or quantity threshold
Regulatory Mechanism(s): effluent limits, effluent fees (Wl), permits, operating
requirements, control requirements, monitoring/reporting
Environmental Standards: surface water, sludge
Potential Changes:
Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative (GLI): In recognition of the vulnerability of the
Great Lakes to bioaccumulative pollutants, including mercury, EPA proposed water
quality criteria designed to protect aquatic life, wildlife, and human health on a long
term basis. The GLI is designed to remedy the differences in water quality
standards of the Great Lakes states and protect lakes from chemicals that
bioaccumulate in the food chain. Released in draft form, the GLI proposes several
major changes to water quality programs in the Great Lakes states, including water
quality standards for mercury designed to protect wildlife.
Clean Water Act Reauthorization: Several bills introduced into Congress as part of
the Clean Water Act reauthorization process may change the current regulations
governing mercury water discharges. Proposed changes include a ban and/or
discharge tax on all mercury discharges.
Other relevant statutes: Mercury water releases are listed in a facilities Toxic
Release Inventory, provided the facility meets the TRI threshold reporting
requirements (see discussion under Mercury Reporting Requirement). Michigan
also collects information on use and release in its Critical Materials Registry.
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3) Mercury Waste Disposal
Statute: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (see also 40 CFR 261)
Principal Provisions that affect mercury disposal:
RCRA regulations outline specific classification and disposal requirements for
products and wastes that contain mercury. In general, RCRA regulations are
. waste-specific, not source-specific, and thus may apply to any facility that
generates mercury-containing wastes.
Waste code identification: RCRA regulations assign specific waste codes to five
types of wastes that are either "characteristic" wastes or "listed" wastes. Mercury is
both a characteristic and a listed waste under RCRA.
Wastes are considered "characteristic" hazardous wastes if they exhibit any of four
specified characteristics: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, ortoxicity, Ignitability,
corrosivity, and reactivity describe general properties of the waste, whereas the
toxicity characteristic identifies wastes likely to leach specific toxic constituents into
groundwater if managed improperly. Wastes that exhibit concentrations above a
specific regulatory level for any of 40 substances, including mercury, are
considered hazardous.
A specific "D" waste code identifies the contaminants) for which a waste exhibits
the toxicity characteristic. The regulatory level for mercury is 0.2 mg/l (or 0.2ppm),
and the waste code D009, identifies wastes that exceed the toxicity characteristic
for mercury (40CFR261.24). Regulations outline the required toxicity characteristic
leaching procedure (TCLP) test necessary to determine the concentration of each
substance (40CFR261 Appll).
"Listed" wastes are specifically identified wastestreams or products that appear on
one of three hazardous waste lists in RCRA. Each listed waste is assigned a
different waste code. Wastes from non-specific sources such as spent solvents, are
assigned an "F" code. Wastes from specific sources are assigned a "K" code. Each
of these wastes are listed for a specific substance (40CFR 261.30). Appendix VII of
the regulations lists the constituents that caused specific wastestreams to be listed.
Commercial chemical products such as manufacturing chemical intermediates, off-
specification species, container residues, and spill residues may also be
x considered hazardous wastes when discarded. Two sublists identify waste codes
for commercial chemical products. Chemicals assigned a "P" code are considered
acute hazardous wastes when discarded (40CFR261.33 (e)); chemicals assigned a
"U" code are toxic chemicals considered hazardous when discarded and are
regulated like other listed hazardous wastes (40CFR261.33(f)). The P and U lists
are triggered only when the P or U chemical is the sole active ingredient, a
commercial product is discarded, or a listed chemical is spilled. These lists do not
apply to manufacturing process wastestreams that contain listed chemicals.
In addition to the D009 waste code, the following waste codes identify mercury-
containing wastes or discarded chemical products:
F039: Leachate (liquids that have percolated through land disposed wastes)
resulting from the disposal of more than one restricted waste classified as
hazardous. F039 is listed for multiple substances and may not be a reliable
indicator of mercury in the wastestream.
K071: Brine purification muds from the mercury cell process in chlorine production,
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where separately prepurified brine is not used. K071 is listed only for mercury.
K106: wastewater treatment sludge from the mercury cell process in chlorine
production. K106 is listed only for mercury.
P065 identifies mercury fulminate (mercury compound used in explosives) as an
acute hazardous waste;
P092 identifies phenylmercuric acetate (mercury compound used in paints) as an
acute hazardous waste; and .
U151 identifies mercury as a toxic waste.
Disposal Requirements, including prohibitions on land disposal: RCRA regulations
describe specific disposal requirements for individual waste codes. All mercury-
bearing wastes (wastewaters and nonwastewaters) are subject to land disposal
restrictions. That is, the mercury concentration in these wastes must be below the
regulatory concentration level before the wastes may be land-disposed. For some
types of waste, the regulations require a specific treatment, such as incineration or
thermal treatment. In other cases, only a maximum mercury concentration is
required, and any treatment method may be used. As a result of recently imposed
land disposal restrictions on chlor alkali wastes (K071 and K106), some facilities
are building their own mercury recovery facilities, whereas others are shipping their
wastes to Canada or elsewhere for disposal.
RCRA regulations also influence product disposal and recycling options for mercury
containing products. Discarded products considered hazardous wastes are subject
to storage, transportation, and permitting requirements under RCRA subtitle C
(hazardous wastes). Currently, batteries are included in a "universal waste rule"
that eases RCRA restrictions on hazardous waste management and enables states
to set up special collection programs. Fluorescent lamps, however, are considered
hazardous waste because levels of mercury exceed the toxicity characteristic for
mercury. EPA is considering two options to ease disposal restrictions: (1) including
" mercury-lamps in the universal waste rule to facilitate recycling, or (2) a conditional
exemption which would allow disposal in solid waste landfills.
Requirements for owners and operators of hazardous waste land treatment
facilities: Landfill owners must determine the mercury concentrations in any wastes
if food chain crops are grown at the facility. Food chain crops cannot be grown on
the treated area of a hazardous waste land treatment facility unless the owner or
operator can demonstrate, based on field testing that any mercury and other
specified constituent will not impair the quality of the food grown there (40CFR
265.273 and .276).
Hazardous waste combustion: RCRA regulates air emissions from hazardous
waste combustion and boiler and industrial furnaces (BIFs). Cement kilns,
regulated under interim BIF standards, frequently burn hazardous waste as a fuel
source. Federal regulations for hazardous waste incinerators do not currently set
metals limits. A potential for regulatory overlap exists between RCRA hazardous
waste combustion rules and Clean Air Act municipal waste combustion rules.
Specific Sources covered: Any facility that uses mercury may generate waste that
exceeds the toxicity characteristic for mercury. Facility operators use best
professional judgment to determine whether or not to test their waste specifically for
mercury. Mercury-cell chlor-alkali facilities are the only mercury sources that have
specifically listed wastestreams (K071, K106).
Threshold that triggers coverage: Facilities must meet RCRA hazardous waste
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quantity thresholds before they are required to report information on their
hazardous waste generation and management. Thresholds are based on the total
amount of hazardous waste generated at a facility, not on the amount of any one
kind of waste (e.g., facilities that generate more than 2,200 pounds per month of
hazardous waste are considered large quantity generators; facilities that generates
220 - 2,200 pounds of hazardous waste per month are considered small quantity
generators). Therefore, levels of mercury waste alone are not likely to determine
whether or not an individual facility it subject to RCRA requirements.
Regulatory Mechanisms: disposal restrictions, labeling, control requirements,
inspections, planning requirements, operating requirements, permits, reporting
Environmental Standards: hazardous waste concentration, groundwater standards
Potential Changes: EPA is revising the hazardous waste combustion rules, the
interim standards that regulate boilers and industrial furnaces, and fluorescent tamp
disposal requirements. The "universal waste rule" for batteries, and possibly
thermostats, is scheduled to be finalized in the fall of 1994.
4) Mercury Reporting Requirements
Several sections of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
(SARA), which amended CERCLA to address ongoing activities that result in
releases of hazardous substances, impose reporting requirements on mercury use,
release, and spills. Title III, known as the "Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act" establishes emergency release, inventory, and release
reporting requirements. The most well known requirement is the Toxics Release
Inventory (TRI), which requires facilities in the manufacturing sector (SIC codes 20-
39} to report releases to air, water, and land for all listed chemicals, including
mercury. Other sections require facilities to report spills of listed substances above
a threshold reporting quantity (reportable quantities), and the quantities of
chemicals stored above a specified threshold planning quantity. Each of these
sections is discussed separately below.
Statute: (SARA Title III, §313) Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)
Principal Provisions that affect mercury reporting: All facilities in the manufacturing
sector (SIC codes 20 - 39) that meet the threshold reporting requirements must
report their releases of mercury to all media. TRI thresholds are based on the
quantity of each substance used, processed, manufactured, or imported at any of
these facilities.
Mercury is one of 17 priority chemicals target by EPA's 33/50 program, a voluntary
pollution prevention initiative that established an interim goal of achieving a 33%
reduction in releases of targeted chemicals by 1992 and a 50% reduction by 1995,
using 1988 TRI reporting data as a baseline. The 33/50 program is one of EPA's
primary voluntary reduction programs designed to augment traditional command
and control regulations. Releases and transfers of the 33/50 chemicals declined
four times faster than non-33/50 chemicals between 1991 and 1992.
Specific Sources covered: Any manufacturing facility that uses quantities of
mercury above the reporting threshold.
Threshold that triggers coverage: Facilities that manufacture, process, or import
25,000 pounds of mercury and/or otherwise use 10,000 pounds of mercury must
report releases to all media. These thresholds are generally too high to capture the
vast majority of sources that use mercury.
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Regulatory Mechanism: public disclosure, reporting
Potential Changes: EPA is considering two proposals that would affect the number
and types of facilities required to report under TRI. One proposal would lower the
TRI reporting threshold, and perhaps include multiple thresholds. Given the low
number of sources captured under the current reporting threshold, it is conceivable
that, depending on the level of a new threshold, many new facilities would be
captured under TRI. Another proposal would expand the reporting universe beyond
the manufacturing sector. At present, mining operations, waste disposal sources,
arid other facilities not included in SIC codes 20 - 39, are not required to report
releases under TRI. Again, depending on how this expansion is structured, different
types of facilities would likely be captured under TRI.
Other relevant statutes: Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA. Courts are
currently reviewing whether or not a facility that reports mercury releases to water
in its TRI report but does not have a Clean Water Act NPDES permit for those
discharges is in violation of its NPDES permit.
Statute: SARA Title III §302, §304, §311 and §312 {threshold planning quantities
and reportable quantities)
Principal Provisions that affect mercury reporting: SARA reportable quantities are
linked closely to CERCLA §102 reporting requirements. Under SARA §302, any
facility that produces, uses, or stores "extremely hazardous" substances must notify
the State Emergency Response Commission. Mercuric acetate, mercuric chloride,
and mercuric oxide (mercury compounds) are considered extremely hazardous
substances (40CFR355). Under §304, a facility must notify the state emergency
response commission and a local emergency planning committee of releases that
exceed reportable quantities for hazardous substances. Facilities must also notify
the National Response Center (1-800-424-8802). The reportable quantity for
mercury spills is one pound (40CFR302).
Under §311 and §312, facilities that keep hazardous substances on-site in
quantities greater than threshold levels must submit a chemical inventory to the
state emergency response commission, the local emergency planning commission,
and the local fire department (40CFR370). The threshold for mercury (a hazardous
substance) is 10,000 pounds, and the threshold for listed mercury compounds is
500 pounds (extremely hazardous substances).
Specific Sources covered: Any facility that uses mercury may be potentially subject
to these regulations.
Threshold that triggers coverage: Hazardous substances in quantities greater than
10,000 pounds, and extremely hazardous substances in quantities greater than 500
pounds must be reported. The reporting threshold for mercury spills is one pound
(40CFR355.40).
Regulatory Mechanism(s): reporting, public disclosure
Environmental Standards: n/a
Potential Changes: None identified.
Other relevant statutes: Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA. Ohio imposes
an annual chemical inventory filing fee of $100.00 base fee, plus $10 for each
additional hazardous substance over 5 substances and $50 per extremely
hazardous substance reported. The facility filing fee cap is $2,500.
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TABLE 12 - Potential Changes in
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Appendix F: Data on Mercury Releases
Appendix F contains information on mercury releases available from several federal
and state reporting systems. Federal and state agencies collect information on
mercury releases as part of broader programs designed to meet reporting
requirements for multiple substances. It is important to keep in mind that each data
set must be interpreted separately due to differences in repotting requirements and
the types of information collected.
All data is organized by Standard Industrial Classification codes (SIC codes). This
structure offers a uniform method to identify industrial sectors. The first two digits of
an SIC code identify major industrial sectors. The full four digit code allows more
specific identification of industry type. Even with this detailed breakdown, variation
exists within a given SIC code. For a complete list and description of SIC codes, as
well as the specific industrial processes covered by each code, refer to the
Standard Industrial Classification Manual.
By using SIC codes, it is possible, on a broad scale, to identify the types of
industrial sectors where mercury releases occur most frequently. However,
particularly for air emissions data, the link to SIC code may be misleading. For
example, any facility that maintains a coal-fired boiler on site may generate mercury
releases that are independent of a specific industrial process that uses mercury.
Appendix F includes mercury release information from six specific data sources.
The list below indicates the specific components of Appendix F. The first page of
each set of data includes an explanation of the reporting program and the data
reviewed.
App. F1 Summary of Reporting Information: The table shows, by SIC code, the
frequency with which mercury releases appear in each data set reviewed for this
analysis. It is organized by SIC code and by state.
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JF2 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) data: TRI data for 1992 and 1991.
F2a = 1992 data for Great Lakes states only
F2b = 1991 data for Great Lakes states only
F2c = 1992 national mercury data
F2d = 1991 national mercury data
App. F3 RCRA Biennial Report System (BRS) data: 1991 BRS data for mercury-
bearing waste codes.
F3a = Summary of facilities reporting mercury-bearing wastes in each SIC .
code
F3b = Summary of source processes that generate mercury-bearing wastes
Summary Data of Source Processes that Generate Mercury-Bearing Wastes
App. F4 Permit Compliance System (PCS) data: PCS data for the Great Lakes
basin (facilities located in the Great Lakes basin only; not necessarily statewide)
F4a = July 1992 - June 1993 data
F4b = July 1991 - June 1992 data
App. F5 Wisconsin Air Point Source data: Mercury air emissions data collected for
Wisconsin's Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit Program (reported data).
App, F6 Michigan Critical Materials Registry: 1991 data collected under Michigan's
wastewater reporting program. Data indicates the number of facilities reporting
mercury use.
j. F7 Indiana AIRs data: Air emissions derived from data reported on criteria
pollutants. This is not measured data. Instead, it represents estimated mercury
releases based on emissions factor calculations.
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TABLE 12: POTENTIAL CHANGES IN MERCURY REGULA
Regulation Category
Commerce:
Import tax
Government Stockpile sales
Products
Fed/State
Fed
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Potential Change
Mercuric oxide, a mercury compound used in military and medical
be exempt from all import duties under GATT effective July 1,19!
Bills introduced into the House and Senate would extend the duty
mercuric oxide that expired at the end of 1992.
A bill introduced into the Senate would suspend the duty on equip;
recycle mercury and other parts of fluorescent bulbs.
- 1995 Annual Materials Flan requests authorization to sell 20,000 f
DLA may offer long term sales contracts for mercury fiscal jear 15
sales.
Bills introduced into Congress would limit the mercury content am
restrictions on batteries containing mercury, and limit the mercury
Regulation Category
Air emissions
Water discharge
Watte disposal
Reporting requirements
Fed/State Potential Change
Fed (CAA) Mercurystudy identifying sources of mercury, public healfh, and <
and available control technologies
Utility study, evaluating utility HAP emissions and public health e:
emissions limits
Municipal waste incinerator rules (CAA § 129): may result in mere
municipal and medical waste incinerators
Great waters study.
MACT standards
Fed (RCRA) Hazardous waste combustion rules, BIF rules
Fed(CWA) GLT. uniform water quality standards for mercury
CWA reauthorization: proposed changes include discharge taxes a
Fed (RCRA) Hazardous waste combustion rules, BIF rules, lamp disposal rules
MN Solid waste incinerator standards
Fed(TRI) Lowerthresholds, expanded reporting community
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Appendix n: summary 01 iviercury Keponmg uara
# of Facilities Reporting Mercury Releases
SIC SIC
Category Code
7 Agricu tura iSi rvfc* I
723 Crop Ri paration Se rsice t
10 Mita (Mining
1011 Iron Ores
1021 Copper Ores
1081 MttalMiningSirvias
14 NonattallcMinerai, EnctptFut 1
1422 Crusted And Broken Uratstone
15 Gtmra IBui Ming Contractors
1542 Nonrtsidentja (Construction, Nee
17 Specia llradi contractors, NEC
1759 Spteia ITrade Contractors, Nee
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2033 Canned Fruits and Vjgitab is
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2043 Ct rc a IBn<* fast Foods
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Appendix Fl: Summary of Mercury Reporting Data
# of Facilities Reporting Mercury Releases
SIC SIC
Category Code
2046 WetComMillng
2048 Re part d Fieds. NEC
2063 BettSugar
2075 SoybeanOilMi It
2077 Aniro a land m arine lats and oi I
2082 Mat Beverages
2085 D is ti fid and Binded liquors
2087 Favoring Fjrtracts And Syrups, Nee
2092 Fre ik Or Frozen Re pared fish
209 9 Food Re parations, Ne c
22 T«xti I Mi llRodurt
2295 Coatd Fabrics
2299 Textit Goods, Nee
24 Luo bi r and W ood FroducO
2431 Milhort
2434 WoodKiWenCabinets
2435 S ardwood Vineerand Pywood
2491 W ood Ri serving
2493 NotListtd
25 Furniture and fixtures
2500 Furniture and fixtures
251 1 W ood 1 ouse h o U Furniture
251 2 Up* o i« n d H ouse H o U Furniture
2521 W ood 0 met Furniture
2522 0 ffice Furniture . Exce ptW ood
2531 Rib Ic Bui ding and Re alt d Furniture
26 Faptr and A Ilid Roducts
2600 Rip: r and A lie d Roducs
2611 RjpMill
2621 Riper Mi It
2631 Ripe rboard Mi Is
2641 NotUsHd
2645 NotUstfd
2650 Ripe rboard Containe rs and FJoxe s
2657 Fb ding Fepc rboard Boxe s
2670 M isc. Conve rt d Ripe r Roducs
2679 Conve r« d Ripe r Roduc*, Ne c
27 Rioting and Rib IA ing
2700 Rinting and Rib 1st ing
2710 Newspapers
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Appendix Fl: Summary of Mercury Reporting Data
# of Facilities Reporting Mercury Releases
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Category Code
2750 CommerciaiRinting
2754 CommerciaiRinting, Gravurt
275J Com ra t rcia IFhnting. Nee
28 O ta tea t and A (ltd Roductt
2800 Qemicai and A He tl Roducts
2810 IndusKia 1 Inorganic Ck t m ica t
2812 A tales And Q brine
281 6 Inorganic Bgro e nfc
2819 Industrie (Inorganic Q cm ica t,Nec
2820 Pasties Ma* ria t and Syntte to
2821 Pasties Matt ria 1 And Re sins
2822 Syntbe tic Rubber
2830 Drugs
2833 Me didna i And Botanica t
2834 R arm ace utical Reparations
283$ Diagnostic Substances
2841 Soap And QtterDmrgents
2842 R> Isfc e s And Sanitation Goods
2843 Surface Active Agents
2844 Toi I tR» parations
2850 Faints and Ailed Roducts
2851 Riints And A lltd Roducts
2860 Industria 10 rganic Qera ica t
2865 Cycle Crudes And In* mediates
2868 Notbsfcd
2869 Industria 10 rganic O e m ica 1. Ne c
2875 Rrtilzers, Mixing On y
2879 Agricu lura (Ob e n ica 1 , Ne c
2890 Misce laneous CkemicalRodurt
2811 AdHtsives AndSeaantt
2899 Q em ica IRc parations. Nee
29 Rtro I no and Coa iRoducts
2900 H trot urn andCoa iRoduds
2911 fivotum Refining
2951 Aspt a tFaving Mixtures and B bets
29 9 2 lubricating 0 i t And Grt asts
2999 RtroJum And Coa IRoducts, Nee
30 Rubber and MiK* Ibmout Ptetic Roduds
3011 Tines And Inner Tubes
3069 Fabricated Rubber Roducis, Nee
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308S Pasta Roducts, Nee
31 baft r and Uatt «r Roductj
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3255 C by Re factories
3269 Rjtte ry RodgcS , NEC
3272 Concre* Roducls, NEC
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3312 BtetHimaoesAndStee IMilt
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3315 Sue IW ire and Re Bid Roducts
3316 Co 0 Finis ting Of Site rSh apes
3317 Sue IRpe And Tubes
3320 Iron and Stee I Foundries
3321 Gray And 0 ucti I Iron fbundrie s
3322 M a It abt Iron Foundries
3330 Rim ary Nontt rrous Me la i
3331 Rim ary Coppe r
3334 RimaryAuminum
3339 NotLisfed
3340 Se condary NonS rrous Mt la t
3341 Se condary Non« rrous Me to t
3353 A urn inum Sheet; Pbtt. And Fbi I
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3356 NonS rrous Ro ling And Draw ing. Nee
3360 NonS rrous Foundries (Casings)
3361 Notlisfcd
3365 A lira inum Foundries
3366 Copper Foundries
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34 Fabricate d M t ta 1 Ftoductt
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3465 AutDin ottu Stan pings
3470 MetalServias. NEC
3471 Pating And Fb 1st ing
3479 MttalCoatingAndAlledServicts
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3489 0 rdnance And Acce ssorie s, Ne c
3490 Misc. Fabricated Metal Reduce
349 4 Va kes And Rpe RtHngs, Nee
3496 Misce laneous Fabricate d W ire Products
349 9 Fabricate d M< ta 1 Products, Ne c
35 Industrie iMactintry and Equipment
3510 Engines and Turbines
3519 Intema iCombustion Engines. Nee
3523 Farm Madiirory And Equipment
3531 Cons auction M act ine ry
3535 Conveyors And Com* ying Eq uipm e nt
3540 Me ta Porting Machinery
3541 Madh ine Too s, Mt ta ICuttjng Types
3545 M act ine Too 1 Accessories
3548 W e Uing Apparatus
3560 Ge ne ra 1 Indus tria tM ad) me ry
3562 Ba Hand Ro It r Be arings
3563 Air And Gas Com pressors
3569 Ge ne ra 1 Industrie IM adi ine ry, NEC
3571 E i ctronic Com putt rs
3585 Re frig! nation And t e ating Eq uipm e nt
3599 Industria IMadi inery, Ntc
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361 3 S» ittii gr at And Sw ite» board Apparatus
3621 Motors And Gt rw rators
3624 Carbon And Graph it Produce
3630 II oust (i o a App lanci s
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3647 Vfticu hr Uniting Equipment
3663 Radio And TvCoramunicafonEquipmj
3665 NotListed
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3670 Notlisfcd
3671 Etciron Tubes
3672 Print d CircuitBoards
3674 Se m iconductnrs And Re a* d D t wet s
3678 EJctronic Connectors
3679 Etctron ic Components
3691 Storage Batteries
3692 FHnaryBatfe ries. Dry And Wet
36)4 Engine EictncaJEi) uipm ent
3695 Magnetic And OpticalRecordingMedia
369 9 E t ctica I Eq uipm e ntAnd Supp It s . Me c
37 Transportation EH uipa t nt
3700 Transportation Eq uipm e nt
3710 Motor U diets and Equipment
3711 Motor V*d lets And Car Bodies
3713 Trud And Bus Bodies
3714 MottrVtiict ftrB And Acctssories
3720 Aircrafcand Rrt
3721 Aircraft
3724 AifcraftEngines And Engine F%rts
3728 Aircra1tf%rts And Equipment Ntc
3731 S> ip Bui ding And Re pairing
3743 Rai load Eq uipm e nt
3769 Space Vtkicl Equipment Ntc
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38 Injtruatntj and Rt btid Rmfucts
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3821 Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture
3822 EnwonmemalControt
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Appendix Fl: Summary of Mercury Reporting Data
# of Facilities Reporting Mercury Releases
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4952 Sewerage Systems
4953 Re foe Systtmj
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4! 61 Steam and Air-Condi Son ing Supp y
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Appendix Fl: Summary of Mercury Reporting Data
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Appendix F3a: Facilities Reporting Mercury-Bearing Wastes in RCRA Biennial
Report System
SIC SIC
Category Code
7
10
14
15
17
20
22
24
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723 Crop Preparation Services For Market
Meta (Mining
1011 Iron Ores
Norm eta He Minera t, Except fiie t
1422 Crushed And Broken Limestone
Genera IBui ding Contractors
1542 Nonresidential Construction, Nee
Specialtrade contractors, NEC
1 799 Special Trade Contractors, Nee
Food and Kindred Products
2022 Cheese, Natural And Processed
2023 Dry, Condensed, Exaporated Products
2035 Pickles, Sauces, And Salad Dressings
2087 Flavoring Extracts And Syrups, Nee
2092 Fresh Or Frozen Prepared Fish
2099 Food Preparations, Nee
Texti t Mi HProducts
2295 Coated Fabrics
2299 Textile Goods, Nee
Uim ber and W ood Products
2431 Milwork
2491 Wood Preserving
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NOTE: This table shows j$y%e'SICcode of,the generating facility, the number of generators thatreported '
hazardous mercury-bearing waste streamsJfor the 1991 reporting year, the mosfcrecent year for which data is widely
available. Large Quantity Generat6rs:(LQGs) and permitted Treatments Storage,>and Disposal facilities (TSDs) are
required.to,report on .waste^eneration andmanagementactiyities.biannualiy, although sofne.states require more
frequent reporting or have lower generation thresholds that trigger reporting requirements.- Most states manage this
data through":the BienniatReporting System (BRS)'br Biennial-Report compatible data systems. Mercury-bearing
wastes-include the fpllpwing,waste'codes: D009 (characteristic for mercury), Ul 51 (discarded product), K07L ;
(chlotaikali prpcess waste), K-liQfii^chlor^alkali.process^waste), P092i(phenyltnercuric acetate), and P065 (mercury
fulminate)." ;This table incjuftei pnly;data for waste of recurrent origin; that is, waste generated as a result of
ongoing production or services.prpcesses. Data for waste streams of other waste origins (remediation-derived waste,
hazardous" residuals resultihg.from the treatment of other, waste streams, and waste^not generated originally at the .
reporting facility) are notanclude&i Ohio does not'collect waste origin information, and as a result, any hazardous »
mercury-bearing remediation waste, treatment residuals, or wastes passing through Transfer/Storage facilities may
be included in Ohio data.. Wisconsin and New York data are not included due to technical delays in obtaining the
data.. '; " t *'.-".'.-" ''' . '
Ross & Associates Environmental Contulsing, Ltd.
Tottlslxls
8/19/98
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Appendix F3a: Facilities Reporting Mercury-Bearing Wastes in RCRA Biennial
Report System
sic sic
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2759 Commercial Printing, Nee
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2816 Inorganic Pigments
2819 Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Nee
282 1 Plastics Materials And Resins
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2834 Pharmaceutical Preparations
2835 Diagnostic Substances
284 1 Soap And Other Detergents
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2891 Adhesives And Sealants
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2999 Petroleum And Coal Products, Nee
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3089 Plastics Products, Nee
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3211 Flat Glass
3229 Pressed And Blown Glass, Nee
3231 Products Of Purchased Glass
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sic sic
Category Code
IL
# of Facilities Reporting
IN MI MN OH
PA Total
3291 Abrasive Products
3296 Mineral Wool
33 FMmary Me ta (Industries
3312 Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
33 1 6 Cold Finishing Of Steel Shapes
33 1 7 Steel Pipe And Tubes
332 1 Gray And Ductile Iron Foundries
3322 Malleable Iron Foundries
3331 Primary Copper
3334 Primary Aluminum
3353 Aluminum Sheet, Plate, And Foil
3354 Aluminum Extruded Products
3356 Nonferrous Rolling And Drawing, Nee
3361 Not Listed
34 Fabricated Meta iRoducts
3411 Metal Cans
3412 Metal Barrels, Drums, And Pails
3429 Hardware, Nee
3441 Fabricated Structural Metal
3443 Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops)
3446 Architectural Metal Work
3449 Miscellaneous Metal Work
3452 Bolts, Nuts, Rivets, And Washers
3456 Not Listed
3465 Automotive Stampings
3471 Plating And Polishing
3479 Metal Coating And Allied Services
3482 Small Arms Ammunition
3483 Ammunition, Except For Small Arms, >
3489 Ordnance And Accessories, Nee
3494 Valves And Pipe Fittings, Nee
3496 Miscellaneous Fabricated Wire Product:
3499 Fabricated Metal Products, Nee
35 Industrie Ihflact inery and Equipm ent
35 19 Internal Combustion Engines, Nee
3523 Farm Machinery And Equipment
3531 Construction Machinery
3535 Conveyors And Conveying Equipment
3545 Machine Tool Accessories
3548 Welding Apparatus
3563 Air And Gas Compressors
3571 Electronic Computers
3585 Refrigeration And Heating Equipment
3599 Industrial Machinery, Nee
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
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3
0
1
0
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1
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0
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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SIC SIC
Category Code
IL
# of Facilities Reporting
IN MI MN OH PA
Total
36 Etctronicand Otter Etctronic Equipment
3612
3613
3621
3624
3632
3633
3641
3645
3647
3663
3665
3669
3670
3671
3672
3674
3678
3679
3692
3695
3699
Transformers, Except Electronic
Switchgear And Switchboard Apparatus
Motors And Generators
Carbon And Graphite Products
Household Refrigerators And Freezers
Household Laundry Equipment
Electric Lamps
Residential Lighting Fixtures
Vehicular Lighting Equipment
Radio And TV Communication Equipim
Not Listed
Communications Equipment, Nee
Not Listed
Electron Tubes
Printed Circuit Boards
Semiconductors And Related Devices
Electronic Connectors
Electronic Components
Primary Batteries, Dry And Wet
Magnetic And Optical Recording Mediz
Electrical Equipment And Supplies, Nee
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
I
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
3
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
6
1
2
0
0
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2
1
3
1
2
1
3
1
1
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2
2
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1
6
5
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37 Transportation Eq uipm e nt
3711
3713
3714
3721
3724
3728
3731
3743
3769
Motor Vehicles And Car Bodies
Truck And Bus Bodies
Motor Vehicle Parts And Accessories
Aircraft
Aircraft Engines And Engine Parts
Aicraft Parts And Equipment, Nee
Ship Building And Repairing
Railroad Equipment
Space Vehicle Equipment, Nee
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
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0
0
4
0
10
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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0
1
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0
4
1
4
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
10
1
17
1
3
2
1
3
1
38 Instrun errb and Re feted Roducts
3812
3822
3823
3824
3826
3829
3841
3842
3845
3861
Search And Navigation Equipment
Environmental Controls
Process Control Instruments
Fluid Meters And Counting Devices
Analytical Instruments
Measuring And Controlling Devices, Nc
Surgical And Medical Instruments
Surgical Appliances And Supplies
Electromedical Equipment
Photographic Equip.& Supplies-Instrurr
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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0
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Category Code
IL
# of Facilities Reporting
IN MI MN OH
PA Total
33
40
41
42
45
46
47
48
41
51
73
75
Misce famous Manufacturing Industries
3953 Marking Devices
3996 Hard Surface Floor Coverings, Nee
3999 Manufacturing Industries, Nee
Rai toad Transportation
401 1 Railroads, Line-Haul Operating
Loca land Interurban Ffessenger Transit
4111 Local And Suburban Transit
4173 Bus Terminal And Service Facilities
True* ing and W are! ousing
42 1 3 Trucking, Except Local
4225 General Warehousing And Storage
4226 Special Warehousing And Storage, Nee
Transportation by Air
4511 Not Listed
45 1 2 Air Transportation, Scheduled
4581 Airports, Flying Fields, And Services
Rpe Ines, Except Natura IGas
46 1 3 Refined Petroleum Pipelines
Transportation Services
4789 Transportation Services, Nee
Com m unications
48 13 Telephone Communications, Except Ra
E ectric. Gas, and Sanitary Services
491 1 Electric Services
4952 Sewerage Systems
4953 Refuse Systems
4959 Sanitary Servics, Nee
W k o isa e Trade - Non-0 urab i Goods
5 1 22 Drugs, Proprietaries, And Sundries
5 1 69 Chemicals And Allied Products, Nee
5171 Petroleum Bulk Stations And Terminals
5191 Farm Supplies
Business Services
733 1 Direct Mail Advertising Services
7389 Business Services, Nee
7391 Not Listed
Autom otixe Repair, Services, and Forking
7538 General Automotive Repair Shops
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0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
3
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
4
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
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2
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0
0
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1
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1
1
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0
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1
2
2
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1
1
1
3
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1
2
1
2
1
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22
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8
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1
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1
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76 Misce Ibneous Repair Services
7699 Repair Services, Nee
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Sic sic
Category Code
# of Facilities Reporting
IL IN MI MN OH PA Total
80
82
84
87
M
}4
95
36
J7W
Si
Heatt Services
8011 Offices And Clinics Of Medical Doctor;
802 1 Offices And Clinics Of Dentists
8062 General Medical And Surgical Hospital:
8071 Medical Laboratories
Educations (Services
82 1 1 Elementary And Secondary Schools
8221 Colleges And Universities
1
0
5
0
1
5
Museums, ArtGa (tries, t Botanical! Zoobgica
8422 Botanical And Zoological Gardens
Engineering and Manage m tnt Services
871! Engineering Services
873 1 Commercial Physical Research
8732 Commercial Nonphysical Research
8733 Noncommercial Research Organization;
8734 Testing Laboratories
Executive, Legis Wive, and Genera 1
9199 Genral Government, Nee
Adm frustration of H um an Resource Rogram s
945 1 Administration Of Veterans' Affairs
Environments iQua Ity, and fl ousing
95 1 1 Air, Water, And Solid Waste Managemi
Adm inistration of Econoro ic Rogram s
966 1 Space Research And Technology
Nationa (Security and Internationa (Affairs
97 1 1 National Security
None tesifiab < Estab 1st m e nts
9999 Nonclassifiable Establishment
Grand Tola 1
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1
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1
5
1
1
0
0
2
3
0
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0
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1
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1
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0
2
0
0
4
0
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2
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0
0
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0
1
65
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
0
0
3
1
4
13
0
0
4
0
0
1
1
0
3
2
4
1
181
0
0
5
0
0
6
0
0
4
1
1
4
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0
2
0
1
2
144
1
0
16
1
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35
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12
3
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sic sic
Category Code
Sic Description
Source
Code
Source Code Description
# of Facilities
Reporting -
Source Code
10 Me la Mining
1011 Iron Ores
A58 Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes 1
A94 Laboratory wastes - Other Processes 4
14 Mining and Q uarrying of Nonm etta Ic Mincra t, Except R« t
1422 Crushed And Broken Limestone A94 Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
15 Bui ding Construction Genera (Contractors and 0 pc rative
1542 Nonresidential Construction, Nee A99
Bui tiers
Other - Other Processes
20 rood and Kindred Products
2022 Cheese, Natural And Processed
A94 Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
2023 Dry, Condensed, Exaporated Products
2035 Pickles, Sauces, And Salad Dressings
2092 Fresh Or Frozen Prepared Fish
2099 Food Preparations, Nee
A59
A94
A94
A58
A56
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
1
1
1
1
1
22 Textit MillFroducts
2299 Textile Goods, Nee
A59 Other - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
24 Lum be r and HI ood Roducts, Except Furniture
2431 Milwork
A49 Other - Processes Not Surface Prep
ASS Filter/Battery replacement - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
25 Furniture and Fixtures
2522 Office Furniture, Except Wood
A58 -Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
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NOTE: ,Th|s.table,,organized by'faciliity SIC,Code, shbws^e specific processes responsible fo^ ,
1991 BRS data. Facilities supply a* source code, describing (Che specific process or activity that/created me.waste, for each waste stream generated. - \
Ohio data did not include source code information, atid therefore, Ohio facilities are not included in the totals. Wisconsin and New York data are not ' i
included at present due to technical delays in obtaining the data. Facilities are counted once for each source code they report in connection with mercury-' ,
bearing waste streams,- regardless of the number of mercury-bearing waste streams associated with the source process. _.;/1 * 4 ' *r 7 2, "-! ' : I:\ . »''
A summarypage of source codes and total number of facilitiesreporting each so[urce code:is included at the endlof this section;,^ i ~j'; '^."X'" "f" { ,
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SIC SIC
Category Code Sic Description
26 Ripe rand A lied Products
2621 Paper Mills
2641 Not Listed
27 Printing and Rib Id ing
2731 Book Publishing
2754 Commercial Printing, Gravure
2759 Commercial Printing, Nee
28 Ch e n ica k and A lltd Products
2816 Inorganic Pigments
2819 Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Nee
2821 Plastics Materials And Resins
2833 Medicinals And Botanicals
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2834 Pharmaceutical Preparations
Source
Code
A56
A94
A35
A55
A99
A19
A59
ASS
A54
A58
A78
A92
A94
A08
A49
A53
A57
A58
A94
A32
A37
A53
A57
A58
A59
A94
A08
A49
A53
A54
# of Facilities
Reporting
Source Code Description Source Code
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
By-product processing - Processes Not Surface Prep
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - Other Processes
Other - Cleaning & Degreasing
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Oil changes - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Air pollution Ctrl dev - Pollution Ctrl/Wst Trtmnt Processes
Routine clean-up wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Physical scraping & removal - Cleaning & Degreasing
Other - Processes Not Surface Prep
Cleanup of spill residues - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Product filtering - Processes Not Surface Prep
Spent process liquids removal - Processes Not Surface Prep
Cleanup of spill residues - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Physical scraping & removal - Cleaning & Degreasing
Other - Processes Not Surface Prep
Cleanup of spill residues - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Oil changes - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
11
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
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SIC SIC
Category Code Sic Description
2835
2841
2842
2843
2844
2851
2869
2899
2} Rtro
2911
2992
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Diagnostic Substances
Soap And Other Detergents
Polishes And Sasnitation Goods
Surface Active Agents
Toilet Preparations
Paints And Allied Products
Industrial Organic Chemicals, Nee
Chemical Preparations, Nee
turn and Coa iR-oducts
Petroleum Refining
Lubricating Oils And Greases
Source
Code
A55
A56
A57
A58
A59
A69
A89
A94
A99
A3?
A58
A94
ASS
A94
A58
A09
A57
A58
A59
A94
A57
A58
A59
A94
A99
A24
A32
A57
A94
A08
A58
A94
A58
# of Facilities
Reporting
Source Code Description Source Code
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes .
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - Remediation Derived Waste
Other - Pollution CtrlAVst Trtmnt Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Other - Other Processes
Spent process liquids removal - Processes Not Surface Prep
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Clean out process equipment - Cleaning & Degreasing
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Other - Other Processes
Phosphating - Surface Prep & Finishing
Product filtering - Processes Not Surface Prep
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Physical scraping & removal - Cleaning & Degreasing
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
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2
2
4
1
I
1
18
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
I
1
10
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
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SIC SIC
Category Code Sic Description
30 Rubber and Misce Ibneous Pbstic Products
30 1 1 Tires And Inner Tubes
3069 Fabricated Rubber Products, Nee
3081 Unsupported Plastics, Film And Sheet
3086 Plastics, Foam Products
3089 Plastics Products, Nee
32 Stone , C by, and G tes Roducts ,
3229 Pressed And Blown Glass, Nee
3231 Products Of Purchased Glass
3241 Cement, Hydraulic
3291 Abrasive Products
33 Rim ary Mela (Industries
33 12 Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
3316 Cold Finishing Of Steel Shapes
3317 Steel Pipe And Tubes
332 1 Gray And Ductile Iron Foundries
3322 Malleable Iron Foundries
3331 Primary Copper
3334 Primary Aluminum
3353 Aluminum Sheet, Plate, And Foil
3354 Aluminum Extruded Products
3356 Nonferrous Rolling And Drawing, Nee
3361 Not Listed
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Code
A58
A53
A94
A19
A94
A09
A78
A94
A56
A37
A94
A99
A58
A59
A69
A58
A94
A94
A21
A57
A58
A69
A94
A94
A94
A94
A99
A19
A59
A01
# of Facilities
Reporting
Source Code Description Source Code
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Cleanup of spill residues - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Other - Cleaning & Degreasing
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Clean out process equipment - Cleaning & Degreasing
Air pollution Ctrl dev - Pollution Ctrl/Wst Trtmnt Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Spent process liquids removal - Processes Not Surface Prep
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Other - Other Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - Remediation Derived Waste
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Painting - Surface Prep & Finishing
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - Remediation Derived Waste
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Other - Other Processes
Other - Cleaning & Degreasing
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Stripping - Cleaning & Degreasing
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
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SIC SIC
Category Code
Sic Description
34 Fabricated MetalRoducts
3411 Metal Cans
3429
3443
3446
3449
3452
3456
3465
3471
3479
3482
3489
3494
3496
3499
Hardware, Nee
Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops)
Architectural Metal Work
Miscellaneous Metal Work
Bolts, Nuts, Rivets, And Washers
Not Listed
Automotive Stampings
Plating And Polishing
Metal Coating And Allied Services
Small Arms Ammunition
Ordnance And Accessories, Nee
Valves And Pipe Fittings, Nee
Miscellaneous Fabricated Wire Products
Fabricated Metal Products, Nee
Source
Code
A51
All
A99
A54
A09
A53
A57
A59
A91
A19
A21
A56
A58
A59
A22
A94
A01
A32
A21
A53
' ASS
A79
A92
A56
A58
A58
A94
A09
A35
A60
A59
# of Facilities
Reporting
Source Code Description Source Code
Leak collection - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Painting - Surface Prep & Finishing
Other - Other Processes
Oil changes - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Clean out process equipment - Cleaning & Degreasing
Cleanup of spill residues - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Clothing & personal protective equipment - Other Processes
Other - Cleaning & Degreasing
Painting - Surface Prep & Finishing
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Electroplating - Surface Prep & Finishing
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Stripping - Cleaning & Degreasing
Product filtering - Processes Not Surface Prep
Painting - Surface Prep & Finishing
Cleanup of spill residues - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Leachate collection - Pollution Ctrl/Wst Trtmnt Processes
Routine clean-up wastes - Other Processes
Discontinue use process equip - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Clean out process equipment - Cleaning & Degreasing
By-product processing - Processes Not Surface Prep
Sludge removal - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
I
1
1
1
\
\
\
\
\
1
1
1
1
1
1
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SIC SIC
Category Code
3519
3523
3531
3535
3545
3571
3599
Sic Description
Internal Combustion Engines, Nee
Farm Machinery And Equipment
Construction Machinery
Conveyors And Conveying Equipment
Machine Tool Accessories
Electronic Computers
Industrial Machinery, Nee
36 E *ctronic and 0 tt « r f. t ctronic Eq uipm e nt
3612 Transformers, Except Electronic
3613
3621
3632
3645
3663
3669
3670
3671
3672
3674
3678
3679
Switchgear And Switchboard Apparatus
Motors And Generators
Household Refrigerators And Freezers
Residential Lighting Fixtures .
Radio And TV Communication Equipment
Communications Equipment, Nee
Not Listed
Electron Tubes
Printed Circuit Boards
Semiconductors And Related Devices
Electronic Connectors
Electronic Components
Source
Code
A27
A94
A55
A94
A56
A58
A53
A29
A53
A69
A53
A94
A40
A58
A94
A99
A22
A55
ASS
A37
A51
ASS
A49
A58
A27
A01
A56
A57
A59
A94
A58
A09
A27
# of Facilities
Reporting
Source Code Description Source Code
Etching - Surface Prep & Finishing
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Cleanup of spill residues - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - Surface Prep & Finishing
Cleanup of spill residues - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - Remediation Derived Waste
Cleanup of spill residues - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Metal forming - Processes Not Surface Prep
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Other - Other Processes
Electroplating - Surface Prep & Finishing
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Spent process liquids removal - Processes Not Surface Prep
Leak collection - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - Processes Not Surface Prep
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Etching - Surface Prep & Finishing
Stripping - Cleaning & Degreasing
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Clean out process equipment - Cleaning & Degreasing
Etching - Surface Prep & Finishing
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
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SIC SIC Source
Category Code Sic Description Code
A54
A56
A57
A58
A92
A99
3692 Primary Batteries, Dry And Wet A55
A94
3695 Magnetic And Optical Recording Media ASS
37 Transportation Equipment
3711 Motor Vehicles And Car Bodies A04
A05
A09
A21
A29
A37
A51
A54
' A56
A57
A58
A59
A72
A94
3714 Motor Vehicle Parts And Accessories A21
A53
A56
A57
A58
A59
A94
A99
3721 Aircraft A65
3728 Aicraft Parts And Equipment, Nee A01
Source Code Description
Oil changes - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Routine clean-up wastes - Other Processes
Other - Other Processes
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Flush rinsing - Cleaning & Degreasing
Dip rinsing - Cleaning & Degreasing
Clean out process equipment - Cleaning & Degreasing
Painting - Surface Prep & Finishing
Other - Surface Prep & Finishing
Spent process liquids removal - Processes Not Surface Prep
Leak collection - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Oil changes - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Metals recovery - Pollution Ctrl/Wst Trtmnt Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Painting - Surface Prep & Finishing
Cleanup of spill residues - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out*of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - i-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Other - Other Processes
Underground storage tank cleanup - Remediation Derived Wast
Stripping - Cleaning & Degreasing
# of Facilities
Reporting
Source Code
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
I
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
I
1
2
1
2
1
6
1
1
1
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SIC SIC
Category Code
3731
3743
3769
Sic Description
Ship Building And Repairing
Railroad Equipment
Space Vehicle Equipment, Nee
38 Instrun ents and Re bted Products
3812 Search And Navigation Equipment
3822
3824
3823
3826
3829
3841
3842
Environmental Controls
Fluid Meters And Counting Devices
Process Control Instruments
Analytical Instruments
Measuring And Controlling Devices, Nee
Surgical And Medical Instruments
Surgical Appliances And Supplies
Source
Code
A19
A26
A58
A59
A19
A21
A59
A94
A55
A57
A53
A58
A56
A59
A02
A57
A58
A94
A94
A57
A58
A94
A04
A05
A57
A94
# of Facilities
Reporting
Source Code Description Source Code
Other - Cleaning & Degreasing
Pickling - Surface Prep & Finishing
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - Cleaning & Degreasing
Painting - Surface Prep & Finishing
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Cleanup of spill residues - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Acid cleaning - Cleaning & Degreasing
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Flush rinsing - Cleaning & Degreasing
Dip rinsing - Cleaning & Degreasing
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Appendix F3b: Source Processes that Generate Mercury-Bearing Wastes (1991 BRS data)
SIC SIC
Category Code Sic Description
3845 Electromedical Equipment
3861 Photographic Equip.& Supplies-Instruments
3! Miscc (famous Manufacturing Industries
3953 Marking Devices
3996 Hard Surface Floor Coverings, Nee
3999 Manufacturing Industries, Nee
40 Rai road Transportation
401 1 Railroads, Line-Haul Operating
41 Local! Suburban Transit! InterurbanH igkway
41 1 1 Local And Suburban Transit
42 Truck ing and W are k ousing
4225 General Warehousing And Storage
4226 Special Warehousing And Storage, Nee
45 Transportation by Air
4511 Not Listed
4512 Air Transportation, Scheduled
458 1 Airports, Flying Fields, And Services
Source
Code
A94
A94
A94
A19
A56
A58
A94
A19
A49
A59
A99
A21
A99
Passenger
A03
A57
A58
A09
ASS
ASS
A59
ASS
A19
ASS
A57
ASS
# of Facilities
Reporting
Source Code Description Source Code
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Other - Cleaning & Degreasing
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Other - Cleaning & Degreasing
Other - Processes Not Surface Prep
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - Other Processes
Painting - Surface Prep & Finishing
Other - Other Processes
Transportation
Caustic (Alkali) cleaning - Cleaning & Degreasing
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes .
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Clean out process equipment - Cleaning & Degreasing
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - Cleaning & Degreasing
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
1
1
1
1
I
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
I
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
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sic sic
Category Code
Sic Description
Source
Code
Source Code Description
# of Facilities
Reporting
Source Code
46 Hpe Inei, Except Natura (Gas
4613 Refined Petroleum Pipelines
A59 Other - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
47 Transportation Services
4789 Transportation Services, Nee
ASS Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
48 Com a unications
48 1 3 Telephone Communications, Except Radio
4J E ectric, Gas, and Sanitary Se rvices
491 1 Electric Services
4953 Refuse Systems
51 W 1 o fcsa i Trade - Non-0 urab t Goods
5 1 22 Drugs, Proprietaries, And Sundries
5 1 69 Chemicals And Allied Products, Nee
5171 Petroleum Bulk Stations And Terminals
5191 Farm Supplies
A58
A99
A02
A55
A56
A57
A58
A59
A94
A99
A79
A94
A99
A58
A57
ASS
A92
A58
A94
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - Other Processes
Acid cleaning - Cleaning & Degreasing
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Other - Other Processes
Leachate collection - Pollution Ctrl/Wst Trtmnt Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Other - Other Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
Routine clean-up wastes - Other Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
1
1
1
2
4
3
8
1
4
1
1
3
I
1
1
1
1
i
1
73 Business Services
7331 Direct Mail Advertising Services
A04 Flush rinsing - Cleaning & Degreasing
75 Autom olive Re pair, Se rvice s, and Fart ing
7538 General Automotive Repair Shops
A55 Filter/Battery replacement -1 -Time & Intermit Processes
76 Misce lentous Repair Services
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SIC SIC
Category Code Sic Description
7699 Repair Services, Nee
80 1 eatt Services
80 1 1 Offices And Clinics Of Medical Doctors
8021 Offices And Clinics Of Dentists
8062 General Medical And Surgical Hospitals
82 Educations IS* rxice s
82 1 1 Elementary And Secondary Schools
822 1 Colleges And Universities
84 Museum s, ArtGa (tries, 1 Botanica 11 1 oo bgica
8422 Botanical And Zoological Gardens
87 Engineering and Manage m ent Services
8711 Engineering Services
873 1 Commercial Physical Research
8732 Commercial Nonphysical Research
8733 Noncommercial Research Organizations
/
8734 Testing Laboratories
Source
Code
A04
A22
A56
A58
A99
A55
A59
A75
A94
A94
A02
A03
A53
A55
A57
A58
A60
A59
A94
(Gardens
A94
A94
A51
A59
A94
A94
A57
A94
A94
# of Facilities
Reporting
Source Code Description Source Code
Flush rinsing - Cleaning & Degreasing
Electroplating - Surface Prep & Finishing
Discontinue use process equip - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - Other Processes
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Wastewater treatment - Pollution Ctrl/Wst Trtmnt Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Acid cleaning - Cleaning & Degreasing
Caustic (Alkali) cleaning - Cleaning & Degreasing
Cleanup of spill residues - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Filter/Battery replacement - I -Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Sludge removal - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Leak collection - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
1
2
1
10
1
1
1
2
3
. 1
3
1
2
16
1
1
1
1
11
1
1
2
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sic sic
Category Code
Sic Description
Source
Code
Source Code Description
# of Facilities
Reporting
Source Code
51 Executive, Ugis ative, and Genera I
9199 Genral Government, Nee
A94 Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
} 4 Adm inistration of H urn an Resource Rogram s
9451 Administration Of Veterans' Affairs
ASS Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
9 5 Adm inistration of Enxironm e nta IQ ua Ity I B owing Rogram s
95 1 1 Air, Water, And Solid Waste Management
9 7 Nationa (Security and Internationa IA flairs
97 1 1 National Security
) S None ossifiab t Ertab Isk m e nts
9999 Nonclassifiable Establishment
Grand tola
A94
A99
A53
A55
A57
A58
A99
A37
A55
A58
A94
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Other - Other Processes
Cleanup of spill residues - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - Other Processes
Spent process liquids removal - Processes Not Surface Prep
Filter/Battery replacement - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - 1-Time & Intermit Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
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Appendix F3b; Summary Data of Source Processes that Generate Mercury-Bearing Wastes
Source
Code
A01
A02
A03
A04
A05
A08
A09
A19
A22
A21
A24
A26
A27
A29
A32
A35
A37
A40
A49
A51
A53
. A54
ASS
A56
A57
A58
A59
A60
A65
A69
A72
A75
A78
A91
A89
A79
A92
A94
A99
li 39
Source Code Description
Stripping - Cleaning & Degreasing
Acid cleaning - Cleaning & Degreasing
Caustic (Alkali) cleaning - Cleaning & Degreasing
Flush rinsing - Cleaning & Degreasing
Dip rinsing - Cleaning & Degreasing
Physical scraping & removal - Cleaning & Degreasing
Clean out process equipment - Cleaning & Degreasing
Other - Cleaning & Degreasing
Electroplating - Surface Prep & Finishing
Painting - Surface Prep & Finishing
Phosphating - Surface Prep & Finishing
Pickling - Surface Prep & Finishing
Etching - Surface Prep & Finishing
Other - Surface Prep & Finishing /
Product filtering - Processes Not Surface Prep
By-product processing - Processes Not Surface Prep
Spent process liquids removal - Processes Not Surface Prep
Metal forming - Processes Not Surface Prep
Other - Processes Not Surface Prep
Leak collection - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
Cleanup of spill residues - l-Time & Intermit Processes
Oil changes - l-Time & Intermit Processes
Filter/Battery replacement - l-Time & Intermit Processes
Discontinue use process equip - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
Discarding off-spec material - l-Time & Intermit Processes
Discard out-of-dte prods/chems - l-Time & Intermit Processes
Other - 1 -Time & Intermit Processes
Sludge removal - l-Time & Intermit Processes
Underground storage tank cleanup - Remediation Derived Waste
Other - Remediation Derived Waste
Metals recovery - Pollution Ctrl/Wst Trtmnt Processes
Wastewater treatment - Pollution Ctrl/Wst Trtmnt Processes
Air pollution ctrl dev - Pollution Ctrl/Wst Trtmnt Processes
Clothing & personal protective equipment - Other Processes
Other - Pollution Ctrl/Wst Trtmnt Processes
Leachate collection - Pollution Ctrl/Wst Trtmnt Processes
Routine clean-up wastes - Other Processes
Laboratory wastes - Other Processes
Other - Other Processes
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APPENDIX F4a: M ERCURY DISCH ARGES IN IB E GREAT LAKES BASIN (PCS DATA)
JULY 1992 -JUNE 1993
V
SIC CODE/SIC NAME
10 M etalM ining
1021 Copper ores
20 Food and Kindred R-oducts
2063 BeetSugar
26 Paper t A Bed Products
261 1 Pa} IB.
2621 Paper miH, except bulling paper
2679 Converted paper and paperboard producls, notelewlere cissified
28 Cb em ical and A led Products
2812 Alais and d Irine
2819 Indus trialinorganicd em ical, note lew here cissified
2821 Pfctics m aterial and syn* etics
2822 Synietic rubber
2869 Indus trialorganic chemical, note lew 6 ere cissified
33 Rim ary M etaHndustries
3312 Blstfiirnaces and steeln iH
3313 Elclroi etaHirgica2produds
3315 Steelwire and relted products
3334 Prim ary alun inum
Note: His tablshows the num ber of feci3ti.es inteGreatLakes basin, by SIC
code, Hatreported mercury disdarges under the Rna itCom plance System
(PCS). PCS data approxim ates pointsource lads from m unicipaland industrial
TOTAL.H G RANGE of
NUMBER of DISCHARGES RELEASES
FACILITIES (kgfyr) (kgfyr)
1 1.08 1.08
1 0 0
1 0 0
200
1 0.08 0.08
3 10.25 0.01 - 10.17
1 0 0
2 0.11 0-0.11
1 0.37 0.37
3 1.49 0.03-1.46
20 0
1 0 0
200
1 0 0
Key:
Num her offac/ltfei = # of fadHies reporting
To&lMercury Disdarges = totalm ercury disd arges
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APPENDIX F4a: M ERCURY DISCI ARGES IN TTI E GREAT LAKES BASIN (PCS DATA)
JULY 1192-JUNE 1993
SIC CODE /SIC NAME
34 Fabricated M etalFtoducts
3471 Piling and po3si ing
37 Transportation Equipm ent
371 1 Motor \ek icls and car bodies
3714 Motor \ek icl parts and accessories
39 M isce Ibneous H ana factor ing Industries
3999 Manufacturing industries, notelewlere cissified
49 E Ictric, Gas and Sanitary Services
4931 E Ictric and oiler sendees combined
4952 Sewerage systems
49 53 Refuse systems
Rib 3c Adffl inktration
9511 Air, water resource and sold waste m anagement
9711 NationalSecurily
NUMBER of
FACHJTIES
2
1
1
1
1
109
1
1
1
TOTAL! G
DISCB ARGES
ftg^r)
0.01
0
0
5.17
0
451.85
0
0
0
RANGE of
RELEASES
(kgfyr)
0 - 0.01
0
0
5.17
0
0-162.21
0
0
0
TOTALS:
140
470.41
0 -162.21
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APPENDIX Rb: MERCURY 0 ISO ARGESINT1I E GREATLAKES BASIN (FCSDAT7\)
JJNE 1991-JULY 199 2
SIC CODE/SIC NAME
NUMBER of
FACILITIES
TOTAL HG
DISCHARGES
(kg/yr)
RANGE of
RELEASES
(kg/yr)
10 Metal Mining
1021 Copper ores
24 Lumber & Wood Products
2493 Reconstituted Wood Products
0.68
0.68
26 Paper & Allied Products
2611 Pulp mills
2621 Paper mills, except building paper
2679 Converted paper and paperboard products, not elsewhere classified
28 Chemicals and Allied Products
2812 Alkalies and chlorine
2819 Industrial inorganic chemicals, not elsewhere classified
2821 Plastics materials and synthetics
2822 Synthetic rubber
2869 Industrial organic chemicals, not elsewhere classified
2879 Agricultural chemicals, not elsewhere classified
33 Primary Metal Industries
2812 Blast furnaces and steel mills
3313 Electrometallurgical products
3315 Steel wire and related products
3334 Primary aluminum
0.04
0.45
0.03
12.75
0.15
1.60
3.96
32.69
0
0
0.02
0
0.02
0-0.04
0.17-0.28
0.03
0.03 - 12.63
0.15
0.21 -1.39
3.96
0.09 - 23.82
0
0
0.02
0
0.02
Notefi This table show'the number of facilities icf the°Great Lakes basin, by SIC code,
that repprted mercury discharges under the Permit Compliance System (PCS). PCS
data approximates point source loads from municipal and industrial discharges. .
Information is based on monitoring data supplied by regulated facilities.
Key::i-__-;\^..' :[. '' ",,.: '-\; ""/;. '<_/ "*.'.*:' ".;
Number of Facilities =»# 'of facilitiesreporting'"", V/-~
Total Mercury Discharge's^ total mercury discharges.from
all facilities reporting in each SICeode. - s,,..v ;. 1-" , '' -
Range = range of reported releases from all sources; --;"
reporting'in each SIC code. ';.-'.' j ?' .- '. .'* "". f ":
Source: R rm ttCom p lance Sys* m
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AFFENDIXRb: MERCURY DISCS ARGESINTI E GREATLAKES BASIN (PCS DATA)
JUNE 1931 -juiymz
SIC CODE/SIC NAME
NUMBER of
FACILITIES
TOTAL HG
DISCHARGES
(kg/yr)
RANGE of
RELEASES
(kg/yr)
34 Fabricated Metal Products
3471 Plating and polishing
35 Machinery, Except Electrical
3562 Ball and roller bearings
37 Transportation Equipment
3711 Motor vehicles and car bodies
3714 Motor vehicle parts and accessories
39 Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
3999 Manufacturing industries, not elsewhere classified
49 Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services
4952 Sewerage systems
4953 Refuse systems
Public Administration
9511 Air, water resource and solid waste management
9711 National Security
0.07
0 - 0.07
TOTALS:
1
1
1
105
1
1
1
137
0.07
0
9,80
424.52
0.24
0.01
0
487.10
0.07
0
9.80
0 - 97.35
0.24
0.01
0
0-97.35
Source: Rnn itCbmp tana System
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Appendix F5: WISCONSIN MERCURY EMISSIONS (Air point sources, 1992 Data)
SIC CODE/SIC NAME
20 Food and Kindred Roducts
2013 Sausages and Other Prepared
Meat Products
2020 Dairy Products
2037 Frozen Fruits, Fruit Juices, and Vegetables
26 Riper and A lied Roducts
2611 Pulp Mills
2621 Paper Mills
2631 Paperboard Mills
28 Q e m ica c and A lied Roducts
2812 Alkalies and Chlorine
2821 Plastics Materials, Synthetic Resins, and Non-vulcanizable Elastomers
2S Rtrotum Refining and Re bted Industries
2911 Petroleum Refining
2951 Asphalt Paving Mixtures and Blocks
30 Rubber and Misce (famous Pasties Roducts
3011 Tires and Inner Tubes
32 Stone, C by, G ass, and Concre fe Roducts
3274 Lime
33 Rim aryMeta (Industries
3341 Secondary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metals
Note: 'This table shows'the facilities (by SIGcodeJ'thatreported'rnercury emissions .under ;> (""- '" "*-"" -'*'-** -
In some cases, mercury emissions may be linked to processes such as .fuel combusion that are ,
independent of SIC codes. '- ''. ,'. \ - ,.* \"?»* ' '"", ' -, .-;!".-,'-'..' :" ".
TOTAL HG RANGE of
NUMBER of EMISSIONS RELEASES
FACILITIES (pounds/yr) (pounds/yr)
1 15 15
1 2 2
i 1 1
2 33 1-32
9 302 7 - 59
2 33 12-21
1 1071 1071
1 1 1
1 7 7
1 75 75
1 1 1
4 17 1-6
1 1 1
Number of Facilities;=J, of facilities repprting.emissibns.equal or '
greater .tKari.l lb: ;,\~ ;' . i "' .'' -'.. - i , ;;;"". ,. ;?': "'.: *.;''! . . "';< i ' '' "'V ', '
Total. Emissions^ total Hgfemissidhs from all Sources reporting in
eacK'siccode!:-^" ::-;7'C.--': >;; .',:.:'^v V ' ;;""-' .7
Range ='range of reported releases from all 'sources reporting in
each SIC"Code.--:- ,"".':'; ',"' -.,V '','-: ''- vs "; " . - »'""":;.''..
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Appendix F5: WISCONSIN MERCURY EMISSIONS (Air point sources, 1992 Data)
SIC CODE/SIC NAME
35 Industrie land Coo n t rcia IM ad int ry and Coo putt r Eq uipm i nt
3519 Internal Combustion Engines, Not Elsewhere Classified
3523 Farm Machinery and Equipment
353 1 Construction Machinery and Equipment
3585 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and
Industrial Refrigeration Equipment
TOTAL HG
NUMBER of EMISSIONS
FACILITIES (pounds/yr)
1 4
1 21
I 1
2 2
36 E tetronic and otter E IctricalEquipmentand Com pone nts. Except Com putt r Equipment
3692 Primary Batteries, Dry and Wet 2 4
37 Transportation Equipment
3713 Truck and Bus Bodies
39 Misce laneous Manufacturing Industries
3999 Manufacturing Industries, Not elsewhere classified
49 E I ctric, Gas, and Sanitary Se rvict $
491 1 Electric Services
4931 Electric and Other Services Combined
4953 Refuse Systems
4961 Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply
82 Educationa ISe rxice s
8221 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
TOTALS:
Note: This table shows the facilities (by SIC code) that reported mercury emissions under
Wisconsin's Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permits Program. Under the Title V Program,
states may impose fees .up to $25/ton of emissions of all eligible substances. In Wisconsin, , ,
facilities report emissions that exceed 1 pound. ." <:
In some cases, mercury emissions may be linked to processes such as fuel combusion that are
independent of SIC codes. . .. ' . . \
1 11
1 3
13 5220
3 79
3 355
5 7
3 56
61 7307
RANGE of
RELEASES
(pounds/yr)
4
21
1
1
1-3
11
3
10-1272
12-44
4-223
1-2
3-42
1 - 1272
Ktt. ', ' ,
Number of Facilities = # of facilities reporting emissions.equal or
greater than lib. ' .',,?'
Total Emissions*: total Hg emissions from all sources reporting in
each SIC Code. * ' "" ~
Range = range of reported releases from all sources reporting in '
each SIC Code, ' ' - *
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Appendix F6: Michigan Critical Materials Wastewater Report - 1991 Data
(Mercury)
SIC
Code
10
SIC Name
Meta (Mining
1021 Copper Ores
1081 Metal Mining Services
Number of
Facilities
1
2
20 food and Kindred Roducts
2011 Meat Packing Plants 2
2020 Dairy Products 3
2043 CerealCreakfast Foods 2
2063 Beet Sugar 4
2077 Animal And Marine Fats And Oils {_
25 Furniture and Fixtures
2500 Furniture And Fixtures 4_
26 Rjper and A lied Products
2600 Paper and Allied Products 2
2621 Paper Mills 4
2631 Paperboard Mills 3
2650 Paperboard Containers and Boxes 3
2670 Misc. Converted Paper Products 1_
27 Rinting and Rib Isk ing
2700 Printing and Publishing 1
2710 Newspapers 2
2750 Commercial Printing 5_
28 Qi em tea I and A lied Roducts
2800 Chemicals and Allied Products 2
2810 Industrial Inorganic Chemicals 1
2819 Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Nee 2
2820 Plastics Materials and Synthetics 2
2821 Plastics Materials And Resins 1
2830 Drugs 10
2834 Pharmaceutical Preparations 1
2850 Paints and Allied Products 5
2851 Paints And Allied Products 1
2860 Industrial Organic Chemicals 2
2890 Miscellaneous Chemical Products 1
2891 Adhesives And Sealants 1
2899 Chemical Preparations, Nee j_
2! Rtroeum and CoalRoducts
2900 Petroleum and Coal Products I
2911 Petroleum Refining 1
NOTE: This table shows the number of.facilities (by SIC code) that reported mercury use under
Michigan's Critical'Materials and Wastewater Data System. In this program, Michigan-collects,
information about use,and:release of.chemicals included on its "Critical Materials Registry.'.',
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Appendix F6: Michigan Critical Materials Wastewater Report - 1991 Data
(Mercury)
Code
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
SIC Name
Rubber and Misc. Pbstic Roducts
3069 Fabricated Rubber Products, Nee
3079
3080 Miscellaneous Plastics Products, NEC
3089 Plastics Products, Nee
Leati er and Leatt er Roducte
3111 Leather Tanning And Finishing
Stone, C by and G ass Roducts
3220 Glass and Glassware, Pressed or Blown
3297 Nonclay Refractories
Rim ary Mela (Industries
3312 Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
3320 Iron and Steel Foundries
332 1 Gray And Ductile Iron Foundries
3322 Malleable Iron Foundries
3330 Primary Nonferrous Metals
3340 Secondary Nonferrous Metals
3360 Nonferrous Foundries (Castings)
3365 Aluminum Foundries
3366 Copper Foundries
Fabricated MetalRoducto
3400 Fabricated Metal Products
3441 Fabricated Structural Metal
3449 Miscellaneous Metal Work
3462 Iron And Steel Forgings
3465 Automotive Stampings
3470 Metal Services, NEC
347 1 Plating And Polishing
3479 Metal Coating And Allied Services
3490 Misc. Fabricated Metal Products
3499 Fabricated Metal Products, Nee
Industria iMacfe inery and Equipm ent
3510 Engines and Turbines
3540 Metalworking Machinery
3560 General Industrial Machinery
Etctronict Otter E ectric Equipment
3630 Household Appliances
3670 Electronic Components and Accessories
3691 Storage Batteries
Transportation Equipm ent
3700 Transportation Equipment
3710 Motor Vehicles and Equipment
371 1 Motor Vehicles And Car Bodies
3714 Motor Vehicle Parts And Accessories
3720 Aircraft and Parts
3790 Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment
Facilities
3
2
16
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
5
1
5
4
4
1
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
8
IS
2
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(Mercury)
Code
38
42
47
4!
SO
51
65
72
73
.76
80
87
SIC Name
Instrum e ntt and Rt bled Rod u ds
3812 Search And Navigation Equipment
3820 Measuring and Controlling Devices
3821 Laboratory Apparatus And Furniture
3840 Medical Instruments and Supplies
3843 Dental Equipment And Supplies
Truct ing and H arek ousing
4200 Trucking and Warehousing
Transportation Services
4785 Inspection And Fixed Facilities
E Ictric, Gas, and Sanitary Services
491 1 Electric Services
4925 Gas Production And/Or Distribution
4950 Sanitary Services
4953 Refuse Systems
W 1 o tsa i Trade - D urab t Goods
5013 Motor Vehicle Supplies And New Parts- Wholesale Trade
5085 Industrial Supplies- Wholesale Trade
W k o tsa i Trade Nondurab i Goods
5 169 Chemicals And Allied Products, Nee
Rea (Estate
65 1 2 Nonresidential Building Operators
Rrsona (Services
7210 Laundry, Cleaning, & Garment Services
Business Services
7391
Misce Ibneous Re pair Services
7699 Repair Services, Nee
Heath Services
8050 Nursing and Personal Care Facilities
8060 Hospitals
8070 Medical and Dental Laboratories
8093 Specialty Outpatient Clinics, Nee
Engineering t Manage in e ntSe r vices
8730 Research and Testing Services
873 1 Commercial Physical Research
8733 Noncommercial Research Organizations
8734 Testing Laboratories
8741 Management Services
8744 Facilities Support Services
Facilities
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
16
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
6
3
1
!
19
4
8
12
1
1
2
1
1
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Appendix F7: Indiana Mercury Emissions (Air Point Sources, 1990 Data)
sic sic
Code Category
# OF FACILITIES
14 Norn eta lie Minera t, ExccptFue t
1422 Crushed and Broken Limestone
20 Food and Kindred Products
2011 Meat Packing Plants
2033 Canned Fruits and Vegetables
2046 Wet Cora Milling
2048 Prepared Feeds, NEC
2075 Soybean Oil Mills
2077 Animal and marine fats and oils
2082 Malt Beverages
2085 Distilled and Blended Liquors
2099 Food Preparations, nee
24 Ljm ber and W ood Products
2434 Wood Kitchen Cabinets
243 5 Hardwood Veneer and Plywood
26
Paper and A lied Products
2631 Paperboard Mills
2645
2679
Converted Paper Products, nee
3
2
25 Furniture and fixtures
2511 Wood Household Furniture 5
2512 Upholstered household furniture 2
2521 Wood Office Furniture 2
2531 Public Building and Related Furniture 2
28 Cb em ica t and A lied Products
2819 Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, nee
2833 Medicinals And Botanicals
2834 Pharmaceutical Preparations
2869 Industrial Organic Chemicals, Nee
30 Rubber and Misc. Rustic Products
3081 Unsupported Plastics, Film And Sheet
NOTE:! This* table shows the facilities (by SIC c'ode^that may generate "mercury
emissions in fridiaiia." Tbe"inforrnation.is include^in Indiana's.Aerometric Information\~
Retrieval System (!AIRS)'1990 emissions inventory,.which contains data on criteria-, * ,
pollutant emissions; Mercury .emissions quantities are-estimates derived by, the Indiana <
DepartmentofEnvironmental Management, based oni reported data.-As such, the-
quantities do hot represent measured data, nor data supplied directly by individual ,
facilities? The,quality;of this data-may be suspect'based on.uncertainty of specific , '
emissions factorsusedandits completeness^ ?V i/ ':/-,-"'.'' ,.,'' " _'>*".'
In some eases, mercury emissions may be linked to processes such as coal-buraing ^ ;
boilers that are independent of SIC codes!and specific industrial processes, " T ' '*"
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Appendix F7: Indiana Mercury Emissions (Air Point Sources, 1990 Data)
SIC
Code
32
33
34
35
36
37
47
49
80
82
83
12
17
SIC
Category
Stone, C ay, and G tos Products
3241 Cement, Hydraulic
325 1 Brick and Structural Clay Tile
3269 Pottery Products, nee
3272 Concrete Products, nee
3274 Lime
Rim ary Mela (Industries
3312 Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
3341 Secondary Non-ferrous Metals
Fabricated Meta iRoducti
3443 Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops)
347 1 Plating And Polishing
Industrie iMach inery and Equipment
3519 Internal Combustion Engines, nee
3 54 1 Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types
3569 General Industrial Machinery, nee
Etctronicl otker Ekctric Equipment
3612 Transformers, Except Electronic
3632 Household Refrigerators and Freezers
3647 Vehicular Lighting Equipment
3691 Storage Batteries
3694 Engine Electrical Equipment
Transportation Equipm ent
3714 Motor Vehicle Parts And Accessories
3724 Aircraft Engines and Engine Parts
Transportation Services
4789 Transportation Services, Nee
E tctric. Gas, and Sanitary Services
491 1 Electric Services
4953 Refuse Systems
H eatt Services
8061 Hospitals
8063 Psychiatric Hospitals
Educationa (Services
822 1 Colleges And Universities
8249 Vocational Schools, nee
Socia (Services
8361 Residential Care
Jistice , Rib Ic 0 rder, and Safely
9223 Correctional Institutions
Nationa (Security and Int (Affairs
971 1 National Security
Total:
# OF FACILITIES
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
7
1
1
30
1
4
5
9
1
2
2
2
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