Nonprofit Organizations

Mercury Policy Project:  www.mercurypolicy.org

A nonprofit organization that works to reduce human exposures to mercury.

Ban Mercury Working Group:  www.ban.org/Ban-Hg-Wg

A global network of non-profit organizations working to phase out anthropogenic mercury, reduce export, minimize exposure to mercury, stop mercury mining, and permanently "lock up" surplus mercury.

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): www.nwf.org 

NWF is a membership-based organization focusing on five core issue areas: endangered habitat, water quality, land stewardship, wetlands, and sustainable communities. NWF's Great Lakes Natural Resources Center (based in Ann Arbor, MI) has been working on mercury issues for the past decade, and is a leader on the impact of air deposition on water quality.

Agency Websites

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR):
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp46.html

Database on Fish and Wildlife Consumption Advisories: www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish

The United State Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/index.html