This course reviews the published health guidance values and action levels for exposure to elemental mercury vapor. Using the source agency documents, it covers EPA’s 1995 inhalation Reference Concentration (RfC), ATSDR’s 1999 Minimal Risk Level (MRL), the 2008 California EPA reference exposure levels, and the 2012 EPA and ATSDR action levels for mercury spills. It also examines criticisms of the 1983 Fawer study that the EPA and ATSDR values are based on.
What you’ll learn:
- EPA’s Inhalation Reference Concentration (RfC) – 1995
- ATSDR’s Minimal Risk Level (MRL) – 1999
- Flaws with EPA and ATSDR’s health guidance values
- California EPA: Mercury Reference Exposure Levels – 2008
- EPA and ATSDR: Action Levels For Elemental Mercury Spills – 2012
Estimated time: about 3 hours 30 minutes of reading and video, plus a 40-question exam. You need a score of 80% to pass.
Course Content
Pre-Course Survey
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EXAM: Various Mercury Safety Levels
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