Mercury Contamination Found in All Fish Tested Throughout 291 U.S. Freshwater Streams


	Mercury Contamination Found in All Fish Tested Throughout 291 U.S. Freshwater Streams

renerodz

10-7-2009 6:52 PM

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water, fishing, food, pollution, mercury, coal

renerodz says:

The primary source of atmospheric mercury has found to be coal-fired power plants, accordant with EPA research.

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