"The Mining of the West."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. A series of articles about mining and its environmental (and environmental health) impacts.

"Mercury in Artisanal Gold Mining in Latin America: Facts, Fantasies and Solutions."
UNIDO Expert Group Meeting from July 1997.

"Mercury Migration: Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining."
Ban Mercury Working Group.

"Methylmercury Neurotoxicity in Amazonian Children Downstream from Gold Mining."
By P. Grandjean, R.F. White, A. Nielsen, D. Cleary and E.C. de Oliveira Santos. Environmental Health Perspectives. July 1999, Vol. 107, No. 7.

"Gold Mining as a Source of Mercury Exposure in the Brazilian Amazon."
By O. Malm. Environmental Research. May 1998. Vol. 77, No. 2, pg. 73-78.

"Environmental Mercury in California."
U.S. Geological Survey.

"Mercury from Gold Rush Found in Fish."
News release of the U.S. Geological Survey. September 26, 2000.

"Mercury Contamination from Historic Gold Mining in California."
By C.N. Alpers and M.P. Hunerlach. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-061-00.

"Safer Gold Mining Promoted."
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Spurred by Illness, Indonesians Lash Out at U.S. Mining Giant
September 8, 2004. New York Times.

"Mercury and P2 in the Environment."
Pollution Prevention Northwest. Spring 2003.

"Why the Mercury Falls."
By J. Raloff. Science News. February 1, 2003, vol. 163, pgs. 72-74.

"ToxFAQs for Mercury."
From the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Also available in Spanish.

"Mercury Poisoning Again a Hot Topic."
National Public Radio. November 14, 2002.

U.S. Environmental Protections Agency Mercury Information.

"Mercury in the Environment."
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet.

ToxTown
An Interactive Guide to Commonly Encountered Toxic Substances.

"Frequently Asked Questions about Mercury Fever Thermometers."
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

What You Need to Know about Mercury Kid's Page.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.


"National Alert about Mercury Exposure."
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

"Risks of Exposure for Humans to Mercury."
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Mercury and the Mad Hatter

The Ritual Uses of Mercury
Living on Earth radio show. January 23, 2004 archived show.

Mercury in Schools

"Why Focus on Mercury in Schools?"
Mercury in Schools Program.

Rehab the Lab
Hazardous Waste Management for School Labs. King County, Washington.

"Mercury Spills on Three People in D.C. School."
Associated Press article, December 15, 2003. Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

"Mercury Contamination Keeps Nevada School Closed."
Associated Press article, January 7, 2004. Las Vegas Sun.

"Mercury Exposure in a Residential Community--Florida, 1994."
MMWR Weekly, vol. 44, no.23. June 16, 1995.

"National Alert about Mercury Exposure."
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Includes six recent case studies of mercury incidents involving schoolchildren.

National Listing of Fish and Wildlife Advisories.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Fish Consumption Advice.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

"Mercury Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems."
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet, FS-216-95.

FDA Consumer Advisory on Fish and Mercury.
Also available in Spanish.

"A Guide to Healthy Eating of the Fish You Catch."
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Also available in Spanish.

EPA Says Mercury Taints Fish Across U.S.
August 25, 2004. New York Times.

Most Fish From Lakes is Too High in Mercury
August 4, 2004. Washington Post.

High Mercury Risk in Fish Raise Alarm
August 4, 2004. Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

"State Investigators Go Fishing for Leads on Mercury's Menace."
Seattle Times. October 27,2002.

"Fish and Shellfish Consumption Advisories in Washington State Due to Chemical Contamination."
Washington State Department of Health. Includes advisories specific to mercury for Eagle Harbor, Lake Roosevelt, Lake Whatcom, Sinclair Inlet and the Duwamish River.

"Mercury in Fish Fact Sheet."
New Mexico Department of Health. May 7, 1991.

"Fish Consumption Guidelines Due to Mercury Contamination."
New Mexico Department of Health, Environment Department and Department of Game and Fish.