US domestic supply

Existing U.S. Product and Process
Demand (cont’d)
• Measuring Devices
– 2004: 4.8 metric tons
– 2001: 6.0 metric tons
– Category includes barometers, manometers, blood pressure
cuffs, thermometers, etc.
– Three U.S. manufacturers of precision measuring devices
announced phase-out of mercury-added commercial products.
– Fifteen states enacted legislation prohibiting the purchase of new
mercury-containing thermometers.
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