General

Bureau of Land Management Environmental Education Pages
"A Golden Opportunity for Science" unit

Women in Mining
Mineral Resources for Teachers

Mineral Information Institute
Mineral Resources for Teachers, including the unit, "The History of Gold is the History of the World"

United States Geological Service
Learning Web Resources

National Energy Foundation
Many resources for teachers.

Northwest Mining Association
Fact Sheet on Gold

Washington State

"The Mining of the West."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. A series of articles about mining and its environmental (and environmental health) impacts.

"Mercury in Artisanal Gold Mining in Latin America: Facts, Fantasies and Solutions."
UNIDO Expert Group Meeting from July 1997.

"Mercury Migration: Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining."
Ban Mercury Working Group.

"Methylmercury Neurotoxicity in Amazonian Children Downstream from Gold Mining."
By P. Grandjean, R.F. White, A. Nielsen, D. Cleary and E.C. de Oliveira Santos. Environmental Health Perspectives. July 1999, Vol. 107, No. 7.

"Gold Mining as a Source of Mercury Exposure in the Brazilian Amazon."
By O. Malm. Environmental Research. May 1998. Vol. 77, No. 2, pg. 73-78.

"Environmental Mercury in California."
U.S. Geological Survey.

"Mercury from Gold Rush Found in Fish."
News release of the U.S. Geological Survey. September 26, 2000.

"Mercury Contamination from Historic Gold Mining in California."
By C.N. Alpers and M.P. Hunerlach. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-061-00.

Gold Rush: The Series
The Sacramento Bee
"The Evolution of Gold Mining" and "Streams Poisoned by Mercury: A Legacy of Gold Mining"

"Safer Gold Mining Promoted."
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

"Mercury and P2 in the Environment."
Pollution Prevention Northwest. Spring 2003.

"Why the Mercury Falls."
By J. Raloff. Science News. February 1, 2003, vol. 163, pgs. 72-74.

"ToxFAQs for Mercury."
From the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Also available in Spanish.

"Mercury Poisoning Again a Hot Topic."
National Public Radio. November 14, 2002.

U.S. Environmental Protections Agency Mercury Information.

"Mercury in the Environment."
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet.

ToxTown
An Interactive Guide to Commonly Encountered Toxic Substances.

"Frequently Asked Questions about Mercury Fever Thermometers."
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

What You Need to Know about Mercury Kid's Page.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.


"National Alert about Mercury Exposure."
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

"Risks of Exposure for Humans to Mercury."
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Mercury and the Mad Hatter

The Ritual Uses of Mercury
Living on Earth radio show. January 23, 2004 archived show.

Mercury in Schools

"Why Focus on Mercury in Schools?"
Mercury in Schools Program.

Rehab the Lab
Hazardous Waste Management for School Labs. King County, Washington.

"Mercury Spills on Three People in D.C. School."
Associated Press article, December 15, 2003. Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

"Mercury Contamination Keeps Nevada School Closed."
Associated Press article, January 7, 2004. Las Vegas Sun.

"Mercury Exposure in a Residential Community--Florida, 1994."
MMWR Weekly, vol. 44, no.23. June 16, 1995.

"National Alert about Mercury Exposure."
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Includes six recent case studies of mercury incidents involving schoolchildren.

National Listing of Fish and Wildlife Advisories.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Fish Consumption Advice.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

"Mercury Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems."
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet, FS-216-95.

FDA Consumer Advisory on Fish and Mercury.
Also available in Spanish.

"A Guide to Healthy Eating of the Fish You Catch."
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Also available in Spanish.

"State Investigators Go Fishing for Leads on Mercury's Menace."
Seattle Times. October 27,2002.

"Fish and Shellfish Consumption Advisories in Washington State Due to Chemical Contamination."
Washington State Department of Health. Includes advisories specific to mercury for Eagle Harbor, Lake Roosevelt, Lake Whatcom, Sinclair Inlet and the Duwamish River.

The NM Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
A Division of New Mexico Tech
Resources for Teachers

New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Education and Outreach Materials

"NMSU Scientist Studies Mercury Problem in NM Reservoirs"
NMSU College of Agriculture and Home Economics

California Mineral Education Foundation
Workshop, tours, lesson plans and more