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US EPA final rule bans export of calomel and other mercury compounds from 2020-01-01, except to OECD countries for disposal
Final rule under the Mercury Export Ban Act (Federal Register 2016-20534): export of mercury(I) chloride (calomel) and other listed mercury compounds prohibited from 2020-01-01, with an exception for shipments to OECD countries for environmentally sound disposal. Elemental mercury exports have been banned since 2013. Context for US mercury-waste flows to Stablex.
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- Federal Register, “Mercury Compounds; Prohibition of Export (final rule, 2016-20534)” (external site), . source record