CHEMIS
- Chemical Health & Environmental Management Information System -

Getting Mercury Out of Schools: Why it's a problem. Where it is. What to do.

This Guidance was prepared to assist Massachusetts schools in identifying and removing mercury materials from their classrooms, laboratories and buildings. It was designed as a one-pocket folder with general mercury information printed on the folder and six fact sheets in the pocket. The material has been reformatted to enable printing on 8.5" x 11" paper, though some of the design has been sacrificed to do this.

• Introduction - written for the superintendent, business manager or other school personnel who are interested in general information about mercury.
• Mercury in Science Laboratories and Classrooms - written for the science teacher
• Mercury in School Buildings and Maintenance Areas - written for the facilities manager
• Mercury in the Medical Office - written for the nurse
• Mercury in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Laboratories in Vocational-Technical Schools - written for the HVAC teacher
• Establishing Hazardous and Universal Waste Collection Areas - written for the science chairperson or facilities manager or whoever is responsible for this
• Sample Resolution for Mercury-Free Purchasing - written for the person responsible for purchasing