About the Project
This 1-year project advances the US-EPA’s strategic plan on healthy communities by reducing mercury risks, focusing specifically on international reduction and elimination of mercury in the healthcare sector. The SHP project partners are:
- Institute for the Development of Production and the Work Environment (IFA), Quito, Ecuador, and
- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, the University of Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico.
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Project members: Standing from left, Rafael Moure-Eraso, Clara Rosalia Alvarez, Homero Harari, David Kriebel, Raul Harari. Seated from left, Margaret Quinn, Catherine Galligan, Pia Markkanen. Link to the Project's info Poster here [PDF-document]. |
The following EPA goals will be accomplished through a close collaboration between the SHP and project partners:
- Goal 1: Assist selected pilot hospitals in reducing their use of mercury-containing products and improving their management of mercury-containing wastes;
- Goal 2: Provide information on the amount of mercury-containing products and equipment used by hospitals and other healthcare facilities that can be reduced as a result of the project;and
- Goal 3: Develop technical skills and capacity to successfully replicate the knowledge in additional hospitals and countries.
Activities during 2009-2010 include training and implementation guidance; assessing current mercury use, policies, and practices; developing a mercury reduction how-to guide; and piloting a mercury-free product alternative.
