ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Ross & Associates would like to thank the many reviewers and other participants who contributed information and insights to this background material. Discussions with EPA staff, including GLNPO, Region 5, and headquarters, as well as representatives from each of the Great Lakes states helped shape many of the ideas included here. Alexis Cain of Region 5 deserves special mention. Much of this report reflects his hard work and encouragement.

Special thanks are due to the following individuals who reviewed earlier drafts of this material.

• Raymond Balfour, Vice President, Rayovac Corporation
  (for the Dry Battery Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association)
• Angela Bandemehr, U.S. EPA Region 5 (Air)
• Pat Carey, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• Lloyd Eagan, Air Management Supervisor, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Tim Eder, National Wildlife Federation
• Gary Gulezian, Director, Great Lakes National Program Office, U.S. EPA Region 5
• Steve Jasinski, Mercury Commodity Specialist, U.S. Dept. of Interior Bureau of Mines
• Martha Keating, U.S. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
• Carrie Lohse-Hanson, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• Barbara McLeod, U.S. EPA Region 5 (Water)
• Edward Swain, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency