Environmental managers and equipment engineers at industrial facilities, including utilities, industrial boilers and cement kilns, now have a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-traceable quality control method designed to help them meet EPA standards.

A manufacturer-run program for collecting mercury thermostats is failing to keep the toxic heavy metal out of the trash — and the environment— in most states, according to a report released by the Multi-State Mercury Products Campaign and the Product Stewardship Institute.