Mercury (element) elevated over outdoor concentrations, at a range of 0.0065 – 0.523 μg/m. The average was 0.069 μg/m. Mercury also enters into the environment through the improper disposal (e.g., land filling, incineration) of certain products. Products containing mercury include: auto parts, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, medical products, thermometers, and thermostats. Due to health concerns (see below), toxics use reduction efforts are cutting back or eliminating mercury in such products. For example, the amount of mercury sold in thermostats in the United States decreased from 14.5 tons in 2004 to 3.9 tons in 2007. Most thermometers now use pigmented alcohol instead of mercury,
Disposal tax effect reduces organic content of waste which goes into landfills or for incineration. This is highly beneficial for the environment. While in Catalan it discourages landfills and incineration in accordance and reinforcement of the European waste management it penalizes them economically. Essentially the making of disposal can be more expensive but on the other hand it creates revenue for local authorities by diversified refunds for separate collection. Disposal of new asset If a company sells an asset for more than what it is worth then the gain is broken into two parts. Capital gain (sales price – original price) and recapture