Mercury and Mercury Compounds Category | US EPA

This document contains information for facilities which manufacture, produce, or otherwise use Mercury and Mercury Compounds Category. Additional guidance on who must report, reportable quantities, and how to estimate annual releases can be found in the following sections.

Toxics Release Inventory Guidance for Reporting Mercury and Mercury Compounds Category (PDF)(23 pp, 821 KB, February 2019)

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Section 1: Introduction

1.2: What are the Reporting Thresholds?

1.3: What Other Changes to the EPCRA Section 313 Reporting Requirements Apply to Mercury and the Mercury Compounds Category?

Section 2: Guidance on Threshold Determination for Mercury and Mercury Compounds

2.1: Threshold Determination

Section 3: Sources of Mercury and Mercury Compounds

3.1: Mercury in Raw Materials

3.2: Mercury Recovery Operations

3.3: Mercury Components

3.4: Mercury and Mercury Compounds in the Chemical Industry

3.5: Combustion of Fuels Containing Mercury

Section 4: Release and Other Waste Management Calculations

4.1: Mercury and Mercury Compound Emissions

4.2: Mercury in Wastewater

4.3: Mercury Spills and Solid Waste Calculations

Section 5: References