GLRPPR Sector Resource: Mercury Use in Gas & Electric Cooking Ranges and Other Cooking Equipment

Title:
Mercury Use in Gas & Electric Cooking Ranges and Other Cooking Equipment

Abstract:
This fact sheet summarizes the use of mercury-added components in cooking ranges and other cooking equipment based on data obtained only from the Interstate Mercury Education & Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC) Mercury-Added Products Database. It covers gas and electric cooking ranges manufactured for both residential and commercial use. The residential ranges are used in both homes and in recreational vehicles. (PDF Format; Length: 5 pages)

URL:
http://www.newmoa.org/prevention/mercury/imerc/FactSheets/FactSheet_Ranges.pdf

Source:
NEWMOA

Resource Type:
Fact sheet/checklist

Date of Publication:
September 7, 2004

Associated Sectors:

Consumer Information & Resources
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)
Food Service & Restaurants
Hotels & Hospitality
Mercury
Outdoor Recreation

		Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable Promoting Pollution Prevention Through Information Exchange


GLRPPR is a member of the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange, a national network of regional information centers: NEWMOA (Northeast), WRRC (Southeast), GLRPPR (Great Lakes), ZeroWasteNet (Southwest), P2RIC (Plains), Peaks to Prairies (Mountain), WSPPN (Pacific Southwest), PPRC (Northwest).