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Notice that your source refers to "atmospheric sources." The largest source of Mercury is thermal vents at the bottom of the ocean. I haven't noted that environmental wackos like you have proposed that we stop eating fish caught in the ocean.
It would appear you aren't genuinely concerned about Mercury poisoning, just shutting down coal fired power plants.
It would appear you aren't genuinely concerned about Mercury poisoning, just shutting down coal fired power plants.
Awww now a little mercury never hurt anyone.
in my state it is ok to eat one meal of fresh caught fish a month for a healthy adult anyway.
95% of all the Mercury in the environment comes from natural sources, and 80% of the remainder comes from sources outside of the U.S. So what is cutting back on 1% of the Mercury going to do for the environment? That's a great reason to double the cost of electricity for every man, woman and child in this country.
Hey Professor, I'd sure like to know where you get your information from. Rush Limbaugh?
Natural sources, such as volcanoes, are responsible for approximately half of atmospheric mercury emissions. The human-generated half can be divided into the following estimated percentages:
65% from stationary combustion, of which coal-fired power plants are the largest aggregate source (40% of U.S. mercury emissions in 1999). This includes power plants fueled with gas where the mercury has not been removed. Emissions from coal combustion are between one and two orders of magnitude higher than emissions from oil combustion, depending on the country.
11% from gold production. The three largest point sources for mercury emissions in the U.S. are the three largest gold mines. Hydrogeochemical release of mercury from gold-mine tailings has been accounted as a significant source of atmospheric mercury in eastern Canada.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(element)