QUICK FACTS Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Mercury Fact Sheet

MERCURY & HUMAN HEALTH

   

Preliminary estimates from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have indicated that more than 630,000 newborns each year may have increased risk of learning disabilities associated with methyl mercury exposure inside their mothers’ wombs. It's important to understand the effects of mercury contamination on our environment and to be aware of published guidelines for fish consumption and other ways to reduce risk. Learn more about mercury in our environment and what you can do to protect yourself and your family by visiting the resources below. For the latest news about mercury and human health, click here.
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OUR MEMBERS IN ACTION

   

  Adirondack Council: (NY)

  Center for Health, Environment & Justice:
BE SAFE Network:
     Protecting Ourselves From Mercury [slideshow/PDF]
     Protect Our Kids From Mercury

  Clean Water Fund:
PREVENTING HARM: A Resource and Action Center On Children and the Environment: Mercury

  Environmental & Energy Study Institute:
Congressional Briefing Summary:
    Mercury Contamination: How effective are Regulations? [PDF]
Issue Brief:
    What we know about Mercury Contamination: Science and Public Policy [RTF]

  Environmental Defense:
     Mercury in Fish and Shellfish

  Environmental Law and Policy Center: (IL)
     Pediatricians and Public Health Professionals Push for Strong Illinois Mercury Standards to Protect Kids’ Health

  Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest:
     The Georgia Clean Air Project

  Izaak Walton League of America:
     Mercury Pollution

  National Audubon Society:
     Mercury Rising

  National Wildlife Federation:
     Mercury Resource Page
     Mercury and the Great Lakes

  Natural Resources Defense Council:
      Learn About Mercury and Its Effects

  Sierra Club Foundation:
      The Mercury Campaign

  The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy:
      Mercury: It's What's In Your Air and Water

 Union of Concerned Scientists:
     Power Plant Mercury Emissions

  U.S. Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG):
     US PIRG Challenges EPA Mercury Rules
-   Illinois PIRG:      No More Mercury
-   NY PIRG:      Energy Project

MERCURY IN THE NEWS