Mercury-containing equipment

In June 2002, U.S. EPA proposed to add mercury-containing equipment. Other similar wastes may be added to the universal waste regulations in the future. The regulated community may also petition U.S. EPA to include additional wastes in the universal waste program. 

Fluorescent lamps, fluorescent lamp ballasts, batteries, pesticides, mercury-containing thermostats, and other mercury-containing equipment are being singled out for special consideration. Specifically, these electrical and electronic wastes outfall into a regulated category called universal wastes in the United States. 

Management and Disposal of Mercury-Containing Equipment Including Lamps... 

When the mercury-containing equipment is improperly disposed of on land, the mercury will eventually leachate out from the waste equipment. Once released into the environment, mercury remains there indefinitely, contaminating the soil, sediment, and groundwater. This contamination eventually enters the food chain, exposing local populations to mercury s harmful effects.2... 

Mercury-containing equipment Some mercury-containing equipment such as mercury thermostats ... 

Mercury containing components Mercury is used in thermostats, sensors, relays, and switches it is also used in medical equipment, data transmission, telecommunication, and mobile phones. 

Dispose of the mercury collection bottle, and other equipment used in contact with the spill, by approved mercury disposal— i.e., contain equipment in secure, labeled bag and place in the solid mercury waste disposal drum (Hazardous Waste Storage Area). Dispose of in the solid mercury waste drum. 

The WEEE Danish legislation also prescribes pretreatment requirements for audio and video equipment, computers, radio, and telecommunication equipment. In addition, components such as print circuit cards, mercury-containing contacts and relays, Ni d batteries, mercury dry cell batteries, and flame retardant plastics, must be separated and recovered or disposed according to minimum requirements. 

The apparatus consists of a 3-1. three-necked round-bottomed creased flask, with standard ball joints and an indented cone-shaped bottom (Note 1), which is heated by means of an electric mantle and is equipped with a high-speecT stirrer of stainless steel driven by a 10,000 r.p.m. motor (Note 2). One side neck is fitted with a bulb-type air-cooled condenser (Note 3), on top of which fits a 1-1. pressure-equalizing Hershberg dropping funnel (Note 4). The top of the dropping funnel is to be connected in turn to a U-tube containing a 1-cm. head of mercury. The entire apparatus is securely fastened to a sturdy support. 

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