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| SESSION 1 |
Five Years Since the Baltimore Mercury Reduction Conference: Looking Back - Looking Forward |
Robert W. Varney |
Arleen O'Donnell |
Quicksilver Caucus: Leadership from the States |
Honorable Representative Tom Allen |
| *SESSION 2A |
Dental Clinics: Reducing Mercury in Wastewater & Solid Waste |
Moderator: Dave Carver |
Mark Stone |
Dental Clinics: Reducing Mercury in Wastewater & Solid Waste |
Tim Tuominen |
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District Mercury Reduction Program |
Patricia Magnusen |
Reducing Mercury in Dental Office Wastewater: King County's Experience 1990-2005 |
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| SESSION 2B |
U.S. EPA Mercury Rules, Policies, & Programs |
Moderator: Ellie Clark |
Hugh Davis |
Mercury in Waste & Products |
Chuck French |
EPA Air Rules & Other Actions to Reduce Mercury Air Emissions |
Denise Wright |
EPA Mercury Programs |
| *SESSION 2C |
Phasing Out Sales of & Collecting Mercury-added Thermostats |
Moderator: Gail Savina |
Scott Cassel |
National Thermostat Product Stewardship Initiative |
John James |
Phasing Out Mercury Switch Thermostats |
Jan Whitworth |
"Green for Green" a Pilot Mercury Thermostat Incentive Collection Program |
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| *SESSION 3 |
Setting Mercury Priorities: What Do We Know About Sources of Mercury & Releases to the Environment? |
Moderator: Jeri Weiss |
Chuck French |
UNEP's Global Mercury Program |
Alexis Cain |
Mercury Product Life Cycle Tool: Uses & Results |
Mark Smith |
Mercury Pollution in the Northeast: Sources, Impacts, & Role of Mercury Products |
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| SESSION 4A |
Mercury Cleanout of Schools |
Moderator: Stephanie D'Agostino |
Kristina Meson |
Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign - A National Perspective |
Ann Pistell |
Mercury Cleanout of Schools |
Carol Hubbard |
Clancy, the Mercury-Detecting Dog & Minnesota's Mercury-Free Zone Program |
| *SESSION 4B |
Status of State & Local Mercury Reduction Laws |
Moderator: Peggy Harris |
John Reindl |
State Mercury Product Legislation - The Last Three Bienniums |
John James |
Mercury Product Legislation in Maine: Lessons Learned |
Tom Metzner |
Implementing Connecticut's mercury Products Laws |
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| SESSION 4C |
Reducing Mercury in Switches, Relays, & Measuring Devices |
Moderator: Maria Victor-Peeler |
IMERC Representative |
Overview on the Use of Mercury in Switches, Relays, & Measuring Devices |
Becky Lockart |
Reducing Mercury Switches & Relays in Illinois |
Pat Zombo |
Mercury P2 Program: Reducing Mercury Containing Equipment |
| SESSION 5 |
What Have We Learned from the Mercury-added Products Data? |
Moderator: Amanda Babcock |
David Lennett |
Global Mercury Supply & Demand |
Terri Goldberg |
Demonstration of the Mercury-added Products Database |
Enid Mitnik |
Using the Mercury-added Products Data |
| *SESSION 6A |
Reaching Small Businesses & Communities to Reduce Mercury Waste |
Moderator: Doug Grosse |
Alexandra Thompson |
Plugging into Businesses - the Light Brigade, the Light Amnesty, & a Bright Idea |
Bill Narotsky |
Developing a Community Mercury Reduction Program |
Randy Case |
Municipal Mercury Reduction Programs |
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| SESSION 6B |
Addressing the Mercury Stockpile Challenge |
Moderator: Jeri Weiss |
Essie Schloss |
Addressing the Mercury Stockpile Challenge |
Peggy Harris |
Mercury Stockpiles |
Linda Barr |
EPA's Global Mercury Commodity Assessment |
| *SESSION 6C |
Reducing & Collecting Mercury Auto Switches & Other Components of Cars |
Moderator: Andy Bellina |
Tom Tyler |
US EPA's Approach to Mercury Applications in Vehicles |
Chip Foley |
Justification for Mercury Switch Removal Legislation in the States |
Mike Aucott |
Managing Motor Vehicle Mercury Switches in new Jersey |
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| SESSION 7A |
Emerging Products Issues: Neon Lamps, LCDs & Flat Panel Monitors, & Button Cell Batteries |
Moderator: Jim Bryson |
Henning von Margolt |
Mercury Reduction in Neon Lamps |
Roberto Lago |
Emerging Product Concerns: Dell's Perspective on Managing the Mercury Reduction Initiative |
John James |
Button Cell Battery Collection: When it Makes Sense |
| SESSION 7B |
Successes & Challenges with Mercury Product Labeling Laws |
Moderator: Peter Pettit |
Karen Knaebel |
The Progress of Mercury Product Labeling |
Jon Hinck |
Legal Issues & Challenges with Mercury Reduction & Labeling Laws |
| *SESSION 7C |
Mercury Decontamination in Laboratories & Reducing Mercury in Vaccines |
Moderator: Susannah King |
Ed Rau & James Carscadden |
Assessment & Removal of Mercury Contamination in Laboratory Decommissioning Activities |
John Gilkeson |
Drugs & Mercury, Vaccines & Thimerosal |
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| *SESSION 8A |
Mercury Reduction in Health Care: Hospitals & Beyond |
Moderator: Laurie Tenace |
Laura Brennan |
Making Medicine Mercury Free |
Sara Johnson |
Mercury Elimination at Healthcare Facilities: Are We There Yet? |
Camille Martin |
Better Environmental Practices in Hospitals |
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| *SESSION 8B |
Measuring the Impacts of Mercury Reduction in Products & Waste Programs |
Moderator: Carolyn Hanson |
Randy England |
An Approach to Update Trends in Mercury Products Waste Disposal |
Rich Philips |
Proposed Mercury Reduction Indicators for NEWMOA States |
Peggy Harris |
Quick Silver Caucus Mercury Compendium |
Maria Victoria Peeler |
Environmental Performance Measures & Indicators for Mercury Reduction |
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| SESSION 8C |
Mercury-added Lamps | The World of Mercury Containing Lamps |
Moderator: Lauren Cole |
Ray Graczyk |
Mercury-added Lamps & Lamp Collection & Recycling Programs |
Meg Wilcox & Jan Aceti |
Lamp Recycling Outreach Project & Influences for Change: Promoting Lamp Recycling Among Commercial Property Managers |
Greg Helms |
Drum Top Crushing of Mercury Lamps |
| SESSION 9 |
Facilitated Brainstorming Session & Conference Wrap Up: Priorities & Actions for the Next Five Years |
Key Questions: |
What are some key issues & actions for EPA? |
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What are the issues & actions the states need to address? |
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How would you like to see limited resources directed to address mercury problems in products & waste? |
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Identify one or two concrete actions you would like to see as an outcome of this conference. |
| Demonstrations and Discussions |
Roundtable Discussion on the Process of Drafting & Passing Effective Mercury Reduction Legislation |
Roundtable Leader: Sarah Weinstein |
Objectives of Discussion: |
Identify Key Stages in the Process of Preparing & Enacting Effective Mercury Reduction Legislation |
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Identify Important Communications & Information Sharing Efforts |
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Identify Areas for Coordination & Follow-up |
| Demonstrations and Discussions |
Demonstration & Discussion on Lamp Collection & Recycling Programs |
Roundtable Leader: Ray Graczyk |
Brief Presentation by Peter Larsen |
Objectives of Discussion: |
Demonstrate Available Tools for Promoting Lamp Recycling |
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Identify Key Barriers & Opportunities for Increasing Lamp Recycling |
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Identify Areas for Coordination & Follow-up |
| Demonstrations and Discussions |
Roundtable Discussion on Mercury Spill Guidance & Addressing Consumer/Homeowner Questions & Concerns about Mercury in Products in Households & How to Manage them Properly |
Roundtable Leader: Laurie Tenace |
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Objectives of Discussion: |
Develop Critical Steps for Improving Communications & Coordination for Cleanup of Large Mercury Spills |
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Identify Improvements in Cleanup Guidance & Advice for Homeowners & Small Businesses for Small Mercury Spills |
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Identify Areas for Coordination & Follow-up |
| Demonstrations and Discussions |
Roundtable Discussion on Effective Auto Switch Removal, Collection, & Recycling Programs |
Roundtable Leader: Becky Lockart |
Objectives of Discussion: |
Share Updates on the Various Mercury Car Switch Programs Around the US |
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Identify Areas for Coordination & Follow-up |
| Demonstrations and Discussions |
Demonstration of the EPA Region 5 Tool for Assessing the Potential Impacts of Various Mercury-added Products & Wastes |
Roundtable Leader: Alexis Cain |
