Factoid/2003/06/10
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Mercury in Fish Coming from Coal-Fired Power Plants
- "Coal-fired plants are the nation's largest source of mercury emissions, spewing out some 50 tons of the toxic metal each year. Current emissions of mercury add to the existing pool, which is continuously mobilized, deposited on land and water, and remobilized. But coal-fired plants are exempt from clean air standards - the other two large sources of mercury, which are medical and municipal waste incinerators, are tightly regulated and emissions have been reduced by more than 90 percent since 1990." - excerpt from the Environmental News Service at http://ens-news.com/ens/jun2003/2003-06-05-12.asp
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