Breaking the Mercury Cycle
May 1-3, 2002

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SESSION 1	Current Global Conditions That Are Forcing the Debate on Mercury Retirement
Roger Shamel	Chlor-Alkali Industry Overview
John Gilkeson	Mercury Product Phase-outs & Collection Programs
Lars Hylander	European Perspectives on Management of Mercury Stockpiles and Mercury-Bearing Waste
SESSION 2	Economics of the Worldwide Mercury Market & Materials Flows
Bruce Lawrence	Global Markets for Mercury
Marilyn Engle	Status of the UNEP Global Mercury Assessment & U.S. EPA Supprt
Ed Weiler	Can the U.S. Act Along on Mercury?
Luke Trip	Canada's Mercury Retirement Assessment
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John Vierow	Technical Alternatives for the Long Term Management of Mercury: An Overview
LUNCHEON
Robert Durand
SESSION 3	Overview of EPA & DOE Research Efforts on Elemental Mercury & Mercury-Bearing Waste
Florence Sanchez	Experience with Alternative Leaching Protocols for Mercury-Bearing Waste
Linda Rieser	Experience with Alternative Leaching Protocols for Elemental Mercury & Mercury-Bearing Waste
Mary Cunningham & John Austin	Mercury Treatability Studies: An Overview
SESSION 4A	Current Mercury Separation Technologies, & Challenges for Long Term Storage & Monitoring
Cornel Holder	DLA’s Environmental Impact Statement for the Mercury Stockpile & Storage Techniques
Brad J. Buscher	The Role of Private Enterprise in Reclamation, Recycling & Storage of Mercury
Luis Sobral	Electrolytic Treatment of Mercury-Bearing Activated Carbon from a Gas Cleaning System: A Pilot Plant Experience
SESSION 4B	Alternative Separation Technologies for Mercury-Bearing Waste
Mike Morris	Characterizing Mercury Waste at DOE’s Sites & Developing Management Strategies
Thomas Klasson	Removal of Mercury from Organic Liquids Using SAMMS
Barbara Smith	Removal & Stabilization of Mercury from Mixed Waste Debris Using Polymer Filtration Technology
Dick Peebles	SepraDyne Thermal Desorption System
SESSION 5	Panel Discussion: Policies on Management of Mercury Stockpiles & Mercury-Bearing Waste
Ellie McCann	Status of the U.S. EPA’s Mercury Action Plan
George Meyer	State Government Perspective on National Mercury Policies
Mark Smith	New England Governors Conference/Eastern Canadian Premiers Mercury Task Force Proposals
Tom Parrott	Policy Proposals of the Chlor-Alkali Industry
Michael Bender	Halting the Use, Recycling, Trade & Release of Mercury
SESSION 6A	Panel Presentations & Discussion: Long Term Storage of Surplus Commodity Mercury
Frank Anscombe
Bruce Lawrence
Michael Belliveau
Bjorn Sodermark
SESSION 6B	Amalgamation, Stabilization, & Migration of Elemental Mercury & Mercury-Bearing Waste
Paul Kalb	Stabilization & Solidification
Steve Schutt	Nuclear Fuel Services: The DeHg® Process for Treating Mercury Mixed Waste
Cliff Brown	Stabilization of Mercury & Mercury Containing Waste
Joe Iovenitti	Migration & Stabilization System
SESSION 7	Collection Programs for Mercury & Mercury-Added Products
Bailey Mylleville	Campaign to Remove Mercury Switches from Cars
Ric Erdheim	Thermostat Recycling Corporation
Terri Goldberg	Mercury Collection Programs from Schools, Dental Offices & Households
Gail Savina	Managing Mercury-Bearing Waste in King County, Washington
SESSION 8	Regulations & Policies on Management of Mercury Stockpiles & Mercury-Bearing Waste Outside of the U.S.
Rocio Alatorre, Eden Winter & Jose Castro Diaz	Mexico’s Mercury Programs
Viktoria Ljung & Bjorn Sodermark	Phase-out, Collection & Deep Rock Terminal Storage of Mercury: The Swedish Experience
Petra Hagstrom	Mercury Retirement in the European Union
Zdravko Spiric	Mercury Control During Natural Gas Processing
SESSION 9	Panel Discussion: Future Directions for Addressing Long Term Excess Mercury Management & Mercury-Bearing Waste
Luke Trip
Lars Hylander
George Meyer
Ben Blaney
Michael Bender

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