Elemental mercury's main use in the United States as of 2018 was to produce dental amalgams, as this product used almost 9,300 pounds of mercury. The production of switches, relays, sensors, and valves accounted for 8,900 pounds of mercury consumption in the same year.
Consumption of elemental mercury in the United States in 2018, by product (in pounds)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (March 30, 2020). Consumption of elemental mercury in the United States in 2018, by product (in pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169760/elemental-mercury-consumption-us-by-product/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Consumption of elemental mercury in the United States in 2018, by product (in pounds)." Chart. March 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169760/elemental-mercury-consumption-us-by-product/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Consumption of elemental mercury in the United States in 2018, by product (in pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169760/elemental-mercury-consumption-us-by-product/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Consumption of Elemental Mercury in The United States in 2018, by Product (in Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169760/elemental-mercury-consumption-us-by-product/
Environmental Protection Agency, Consumption of elemental mercury in the United States in 2018, by product (in pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169760/elemental-mercury-consumption-us-by-product/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Consumption of elemental mercury in the United States in 2018, by product (in pounds) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, March 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169760/elemental-mercury-consumption-us-by-product/