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Mercury Air Emissions in the US: Regional Differences and Implications for Future Action

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2005

Kara Downey
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In December 2000, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) determined that mercury emitted to the air during coal-fired electric generation posed a public health concern. This finding was coupled with an announcement that the agency intended to establish stringent limits on stack emissions of the pollutant no later than December 2004.

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Brief Report
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Environmental Practice , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , June 2004 , pp. 107 - 108
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© 2004 National Association of Environmental Professionals

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