Sorry, Norway can do what it likes; it's not in the EU!
Brian
John Burke wrote:
> IT is very very interesting I read the report yesterday and found that the
> highest cause of pollution from this source was in fact leachate from
> graveyards due to dental amalgam buried there..................so I can't
> see that situation being changed much...
>
> I also noted that they didn't have a definitive answer on how to deal with
> the mercury being imported in their flat screen TV's. It will be very
> interesting to see if the due diligence extends to entertainment!
>
> Seriously, I believe this law has been passed in advance of REACH since laws
> in place before Euro laws cut in MUST have precedence for a 6 year period
> when the European law cuts in.
>
> In other words if REACH allows trace amounts of a substance but the country
> law in place does not, the country law will prevail until 6 years after the
> Euro cut - in.
>
> Expect a lot more materials bans from individual countries.
>
> John
>
>
>
> John Burke
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Timothy McGrady
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 7:36 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [LF] Norway introduces mercury ban
>
> John:
>
> It is quite possible that Norwegian authorities would try to prevent
> shipment or production of any chemical used for chemical analysis, and I
> have anecdotal evidence that such a situation has occurred within Europe
> before. I was at Pittcon a few years back and stopped to speak with a
> European supplier of reference materials. He said that authorities in
> Europe tried to prevent him from selling or shipping reference materials
> used in the analysis of hazardous substances because the reference materials
>
> contained hazardous substances. The fact that you need to validate test
> methods and calibrate equipment using known amounts of the hazardous
> substances you are seeking was lost on the authorities, who had no
> understanding of analytical chemistry. I am sure the Norwegians mean to
> eliminate use of mercury in tests where there are viable substitutes (they
> say so in their text), but I also know that environmentally-minded
> authorities have a tendency to go overboard with enforcement and would very
> likely focus on preventing Certified Reference Materials containing mercury
> from being put on the market.
>
> Of note is that the Norwegians state clearly that their ban does not include
>
> the production, sale or use of coal, probably the largest contributor to
> mercury distribution throughout the biosphere. In contrast, they ban
> mercury amalgams not because there is evidence that such fillings harm those
>
> who have them, but because the mercury in the fillings will eventually be
> released back into the environment. How? When people are cremated, the
> mercury in silver and gold amalgams will be released and will become part of
>
> the volatile effluent out the vent stack.
>
> I find this sort of prioritization and justification by governments and
> environmentalists very interesting.
>
> Tim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John R. Sieber" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 10:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [LF] Norway introduces mercury ban
>
>
>> Tim,
>>
>> I guess NIST won't be selling any more of SRM 3133 Hg solution to Norway.
>>
>> John
>>
>> At 09:22 AM 1/12/2007, you wrote:
>>> This is a heads up: Norway has instituted a general ban on mercury in
>>> most products and materials, with a few exemptions. The rules will go
>>> into effect July 1, 2007. Note that the ban includes chemicals used for
>>> analysis, dental amalgams and measurement equipment. A link to the
>>> document is below:
>>>
>>> https://tsapps.nist.gov/notifyus/docs/wto_country/NOR/full_text/pdf/NOR14(
> english).pdf
>>> Tim McGrady
>>>
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