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MercERIE Brochure
Overview
P3ERIE is a strictly voluntary pollution prevention initiative comprised
of businesses, government organizations, civic organizations, educational
institutions in the greater Erie community and DEP's Office of Energy and
Technology Development. P3 stands for Pollution Prevention Partnership and ERIE stands for
Environmental Responsibility In Erie. P3ERIE's mission is to
build support for pollution prevention by developing and implementing a public education campaign
and practical projects to reduce the amount of mercury and other persistent toxins
that are used and released to the environment in the greater Erie community, especially
the Lake Erie watershed.
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P3ERIE believes that preventing mercury from entering the Lake Erie watershed is the most prudent approach to avoid the mercury problems experienced in other parts of the Great Lakes. Pennsylvania has not issued any fish consumption advisories for mercury in the region, but mercury is a problem in some of the other Great Lakes and Great Lakes watersheds. |
