Preventing Mercury Pollution
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A. St. Mary's Medical Center (Dulluth, Minnesota)
B. University of Michigan Health System (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
C. Alpena General Hospital (Alpena, Michigan)
D. Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
E. Genesys Health System (Flint, Michigan)
F. Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit, Michigan)
G. Bronson Methodist Hospital (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
H. Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated (Wyoming, Michigan)
I. Mercury Management at Mayo Clinic


Summary of Mercury Pollution Prevention in Selected Michigan Hospitals

U of M Alpena Butter-
worth
Genesys Henry
Ford
Bronson Quest
Administrative Directives
- Purchasing, etc.
(Formal vs. Informal)
I F F I F F F
Clean Drain Traps/Catch Basins
 
 
 
 
Educate Staff
Install Energy
Efficient Lighting
 
 
 
 
 
Inventory Mercury Use
 
 
Mercury-free Batteries
Purchase New
Mercury-free
Sphgmomanometers
N/A
Replace Broken
Sphgmomanometers
w/ Mercury-free Units
N/A
Replace Thermometers
 
Separate Wastes
 
Substitute Pathology
Lab Regeants
 
 
 
 
 
Training on Spill
Prevention/Management


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