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Uncommon Thought Journal: Where Does Mercury Come From?

"I thought I knew about the sources and dangers of mercury until I read The Canaries Had Their Coal Mines in the August 8th NY Times. A lot of mercury in the environment comes from burning coal - particularly coal-fired power plants (51% of the US electric generation is from coal-fired plants)."
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