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Mercury Science Fact Sheet |
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Written by SPPI
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Sunday, 01 August 2010 22:18 |
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The largest source of annual air-borne Hg is from natural sources such as volcanoes, forest fires, and oceans. Emissions from Yellowstone National Park, for example, likely exceed that of all Wyoming coal-fired power plants combined. Under current estimates of total annual air-borne sources of Hg into the world cycle, US power plant emissions account for as little as 0.5%.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 01 August 2010 22:23 |
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Critical Comments on the Methodology & Feasibility of the EPA's Proposed "Clean Air Mercury Rule" |
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Written by Center for Science and Public Policy
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Sunday, 01 August 2010 20:58 |
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Critical Comments on EPA’s Proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; and, in the Alternative, Proposed Standards of Performance for New and Existing Utility Steam Generating Units: Notice of Data Availability (as issued in Federal Register, vol. 69, no. 230, December 1, 2004, 69864-69878)
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Last Updated on Sunday, 01 August 2010 21:05 |
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Fish, Mercury and Cardiac Health - A Review of the Current Literature |
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Written by Robert Ferguson
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Saturday, 31 July 2010 13:46 |
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In this companion to our white paper, How Safe Are We From the Fish We Eat?, we offer a scientific analysis and evaluation of another serious public health scare related to fish consumption using the latest peer-reviewed literature: there is emerging evidence that trace amounts of “mercury” in fish could overwhelm the positive effects of Omega-3 fatty acids, causing cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease (CHD) and even death in adults. The “emerging evidence” appears to be based on two highly suspect studies.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 31 July 2010 13:58 |
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State of New Jersey v. United States EPA on Utility Unit Mercury Emissions |
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Written by Robert Ferguson and the Washington Legal Foundation
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Monday, 01 March 2010 21:59 |
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Human exposure to mercury (Hg) emitted from utility units is not harmful. To become a potential human health hazard, mercury must undergo a complex chain of bioprocessing and reprocessing (biomethylation) into the compound methylmercury (MeHg), which must be ingested, primarily through fish, in a sufficiently large dose to cause harm.
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Last Updated on Monday, 01 March 2010 21:59 |
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How Safe Are We From The Fish We Eat? A Review of the Current Literature on Mercury, Fish and Human |
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Written by Robert Ferguson
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Monday, 01 March 2010 21:52 |
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This paper focuses on currently wide-spread and growing State fish consumption advisories. State notices are attributed to health concerns about “contaminants” such as traces of fish methylmercury (MeHg) in a wide range of aquatic systems including lakes, rivers, watershed basins and coastal zones. State issued advisories are in addition to – and sometimes conflict with – federal advisories.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 31 July 2010 13:58 |
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Read more... [How Safe Are We From The Fish We Eat? A Review of the Current Literature on Mercury, Fish and Human]
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Making Sense of State Fish Advisories: A Policy-Maker's Guide to Mercury, Fish and Public Health |
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