Step

Category

Sub-Category

Name

kg Hg/year

Name

kg Hg/year

% of the corresponding step

Name

kg Hg/year

% of the corresponding category

% of the corresponding Step

Step 6: General consumption of mercury in products, as metal mercury and as mercury containing substances

3189.00

Use and disposal of products with mercury content

678.00

21.26

Dental amalgam fillings (“silver” fillings)

678.00

100.00

21.26

Thermometers

468.00

14.67

Medical Hg thermometers

468.00

100.00

14.67

Electrical switches and relays with mercury

633.00

19.85

Electrical switches and relays with mercury

633.00

100.00

19.85

Light sources with mercury

78.00

2.45

Fluorescent tubes (double end)

40.00

51.28

1.25

Compact fluorescent lamp (CFL single end)

8.00

10.25

0.25

Other Hg containing light sources

30.00

34.46

0.94

Batteries with mercury

63.00

1.97

Mercury oxide (button cells and other sizes); also called mercury-zinc cells

36.00

57.14

1.13

Other button cells (zinc-air, alkaline button cells, silver-oxide)

7.00

11.11

0.22

Other batteries with mercury (plain cylindrical alkaline, permanganate, etc.)

20.00

31.74

0.94

Polyurethane

136.00

4.26

Polyurethane

136.00

100.00

4.26

Medical blood pressure gauges

884.00

27.72

Medical blood pressure gauges

884.00

100.00

27.72

Other manometers and gauges with mercury

23.00

0.72

Other manometers and gauges with mercury

23.00

100.00

0.72

Laboratory chemicals

45.00

1.41

Laboratory chemicals

45.00

100.00

1.41

Other laboratory and medical equipment with mercury

181.00

5.67

Other laboratory and medical equipment with mercury

181.0

100.00

5.67

Total

N/A

3189.00

100.00

N/A

3189.00

N/A

100.00