Updated Totals for the Inventory of Mercury Supply, Use, and Trade in the United States 2020 Report December 2020 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating totals reported in its Inventory of Mercury Supply, Use, and Trade in the United States 2020 Report. On March 30, 2020, EPA published the first in a series of triennial reports on the supply, use, and trade of mercury in the United States, supported by the Agency's mercury inventory reporting rule. Consistent with EPA's goals to ensure that all persons required to report are aware of the new reporting requirements and that the mercury inventory accurately describes the supply, use, and trade of mercury in the United States, EPA accepted late submissions from a number of reporters and conducted outreach to additional potential reporters, some of whom were either determined to not need to report or have subsequently submitted data to the Agency. EPA has now incorporated the additional data into its mercury reporting database and is making the updated 2020 totals for supply, use, and trade available in summary fashion below. The updates are reflected in the revised summary table for supply, use, and trade of mercury in the reporting year of 2018 (below). Additional data were provided by five reporters and increased totals were primarily linked to recycling/retorting elemental mercury and manufacturing, which includes importing, dental amalgam and switches, relays, sensors, and valves. The Agency is not re-issuing the 2020 report; however, it will use the newly submitted data to inform the 2023 inventory report, as well as ongoing activities related to mercury. Updated Table 2 on page 12 of Mercury Inventory Report (March 30, 2020) Supply, Use, and Trade of Mercury Elemental Mercury (lbs) Mercury Compounds (lbs) Total (lbs) Mercury Manufactured in the United States 98,892 72,611 219 2m 99,111 72,823 Stored On-site (max) 179,300 150,565 1,411 180,711151,975 Stored Off-site (max) 0 185 185 Mercury Sold in the United States 72,103 1,393 73,496 Products Made in the United States 35,295 19,810 1,907 37,202 21,717 Products Sold in the United States 19,83187M& 442 444 20,273 Mercury Used in a Manufacturing Process 540,538 34 540,572 Imported Mercury 0 248 248 Imported Products 1,552 ijMS 1,459 4t45S 3,011 Exported Mercury 0 148 148 Exported Products 6,893 2,053 2^052 8,946 *A combined total for elemental mercury and mercury compounds is provided as a snapshot of "mercury supply, use, and trade in the United States" (15 U.S.C. § 2607(10)(A) and (B)). ------- |