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Mercury in Medical
Facilities
This HTML
program teaches health care professionals (and anyone else) about
the hazards of mercury as commonly used in medical care facilities,
especially hospitals and clinics. Mercury can pose a significant
health problem for these professionals, and also for patients and
the environment in general. The program explains the impact of mercury
on human health and the integrity of ecosystems, and a 'virtual
hospital' allow users to see sources of mercury and their alternatives.
Detailed survey and self-audit materials are provided, along with
case studies from the Mayo Clinic and other locations.
NOTE: On June 24, 1998, the American Hospital Association and USEPA
signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) to virtually eliminate mercury-containing
waste from the health care industry waste stream by the year 2005.
mercury.html
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| Audiences: environmental
professionals, hospitals, labotatories, small businesses, concerned
citizens |
View
MERCURY online, or mercury.exe
self-extracting zipfile (5.6Mb)
-OR-
mercury.zip zipfile (5.5Mb)
The second option is primarily for Macintosh users.
Installation:
To install, copy the zipfile (mercury.exe or mercury.zip) into a
subdirectory on your hard disk, then double-click it to uncompress
and install
the program.
You can start the program by opening
your Web browser and aiming it at C:\Mercury in Medical Facilities\mercury\src\title.htm
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- Created: 1997by Amy Childress, Alfred Krause, et
al.; Revised, 2003
- Size: 6.2MB uncompressed, 5.5MB compressed
- Operating system: HTML
- Other requirements: Any computer with a Web browser.
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