The Mercury Control in Coal Combustion Systems Short Course held at the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on March 21-22, 2006, was a 2-day course designed to assist coal-fired utility industry personnel in understanding and managing mercury measurement and control problems.

Topics
The short course provided an overview of recent advancements of research on mercury speciation, measurement, and emission control technologies. The course also provided information on:

•	Current experience with mercury emission control and measurement.
•	Sorbent options, oxidation additives, and sorbent enhancement based on bench-, pilot-, and full-scale testing of mercury control options.
•	Computer models for predicting mercury speciation and control.

Short Course Demographics
This short course attracted 34 participants from six organizations and two states. Attendees represented the following job functions:

	Operators	15%
	Plant Engineers	9%
	Utility Personnel	6%
	Research/Academia	70%