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Fossil fuels as a source of mercury pollution.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 172 ·No. 3987 ·1971-06-04 ·Pages 1027-8

Joensuu OI

Abstract

The upper limit of the quantity of mercury released by weathering processes is approximately 230 metric tons per year. The quantity of mercury released by burning of coal is estimated to be of the order of 3000 tons per year, a quantity comparable to that emitted as waste from industrial processes.

MeSH Terms
Air Pollution Animals Bird Diseases/mortality Coal/analysis Environment Industrial Waste Mercury/analysis Mercury Poisoning/prevention & control United States
Chemicals
Coal Industrial Waste Mercury
Authors & Affiliations
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Joensuu O I
Article Info
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Abbr.
Science
ISSN
0036-8075
DOI
10.1126/science.172.3987.1027
Published
1971-06-04
Pages
1027-8
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0404511
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.172.3987.1027 View journal details
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