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	Mercury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mercury, or Mercurius, derives from the Roman god Mercury (mythology).
		Mercury (cipher machine), a British cipher machine used from the 1950s.
		Mercury, Savoie, a commune in the Savoie département of France
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mercury (519 words)

	Arkansas News Bureau - Report: Jefferson County plant emits half of Arkansas mercury toxins
		WASHINGTON -- A power plant located in Jefferson County accounts for nearly half of Arkansas' air emissions of mercury, a toxin that is harmful to the developing brains of children and fetuses, according to a report released Thursday by a watchdog group.
		The White Bluff coal-fired power plant near Redfield produced 460 pounds of mercury air emissions in 2003, 48 percent of the 962 pounds produced in the state, according to the U.S. PIRG Education Fund.
		The Jefferson County plant is owned by New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. An Entergy plant in Independence County produced 370 pounds and an American Electric plant in Benton County produced 132 pounds of the state's total mercury emissions, according to the report.
	www.arkansasnews.com /archive/2005/09/09/WashingtonDCBureau/328172.html (624 words)

	NRDC Backgrounder: EPA's Mercury Proposal
		Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that, like lead, especially threatens the brains and nervous systems of fetuses and young children.
		Mercury "bioaccumulates" in the food chain, and human beings are mainly exposed to mercury by eating fish and other kinds of seafood.
		Mercury pollution has contaminated 12 million acres of lakes, estuaries and wetland -- 30 percent of the national total -- and 473,000 miles of streams, rivers and coastlines.
	www.nrdc.org /media/pressreleases/031205.asp (1073 words)

	Mercury accumulation in selected plant species exposed to cement dust pollution
		Bio-accumulation of mercury in plants and its entry into the food chain resulting in long-term health hazards, is of major concern.
		The wild plant samples were collected at distances of 1, 2, 5 and 12 km and crop plant samples were collected at 5 and 12 km, as the crop is cultivated only from 5 km onwards.
		The mercury accumulation levels are estimated individually in the root, stem and leaf.
	www.ias.ac.in /currsci/apr25/articles12.htm (938 words)

	Chemical Plant Emits 20% of Wisconsin's Mercury Air Pollution
		Mercury, in its liquid state, floats inside the cells which are injected with a mixture of salt and water.
		Periodically, each mercury cell requires maintenance and it’s when workers pop the lids on the cells that some of the mercury evaporates and rushes out the plant’s doors and vents into the atmosphere.
		Pavely points out that the mercury escaping from the Vulcan plant is in its elemental form and not subject to uptake in the tissues of fish and other creatures.
	www.wsn.org /water/vulcan.html (1118 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Mercury emissions at trash plant reduced
		A three-year-old mercury reduction program at the region's largest trash incinerator in Millbury has reduced mercury emissions at the plant from 230 pounds per year to 18 pounds, plant officials said.
		MILLBURY -- A three-year-old mercury reduction program at the region's largest trash incinerator in Millbury has reduced mercury emissions at the plant from 230 pounds per year to 18 pounds, plant officials said.
		Plant manager Fred Confalone said if the trust funds were not available, the company would have had to pass along the cost of the new equipment to communities with a $8 per-ton surcharge on their trash disposal fees.
	www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2003/10/06/mercury_emissions_at_trash_plant_reduced (343 words)

	Newberry mercury rising \| Gainesville.com \| The Gainesville Sun \| Gainesville, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		While Gainesville Regional Utilities' Deerhaven power plant is currently the county's biggest source of mercury pollution, new federal regulations require those emissions be reduced by 70 percent in the years ahead.
		The combined mercury output of the kilns will likely be 65 pounds per year, said Al Linero, program administrator for the state Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Air Regulation, which approved the plant's permit.
		After mercury pollution was reduced in South Florida in the early 1990s, the numbers of certain types of wading birds doubled and tripled.
	gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051113/LOCAL/51113001/... (1164 words)

	Science & Technology: Employing Biologic Alternatives To The Reduction Of Mercury Levels In Onondaga Lake
		Mercury was released by the plants enclosed in a chamber, proving that the plants use an active, not passive process.
		The mercury from the bottom could be trapped in the leaf tissue of this newly developed plant.
		The harvested plants can have the mercury extracted from their leaves; this will provide money to fund this project and at the same time, a useful product can be manufactured.
	www.teenink.com /Past/1995/5632.html (2374 words)

	Mercury level at Easton plant 2,000 times above legal limit
		Mercury is a naturally occurring metal that is dangerous to the human nervous system if ingested, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control.
		It is unclear why mercury would be in the sandy sludge that was tested, officials said.
		Allen, the neighbor, said he is not reassured by information that mercury is heavy and does not migrate, because he has photographs and videotapes of wastewater bursting from vent pipes at the foundry and spewing along his property.
	enterprise.southofboston.com /articles/2005/01/26/news/news/news03.txt (837 words)

	RI Chapter Sierra Club - Regulations and Policies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Power plants, which account for 40% of mercury emissions, are still unregulated, and as a result, mercury contamination has become an increasing problem6.
		Mercury should be subject to plant-by-plant controls because it tends to concentrate nearer to its source than other air pollutants do, is acutely toxic even at low levels11, and is a persistent pollutant that bioaccumulates.
		Since approximately 180 pounds of mercury are discarded by Rhode Island vehicles per year, and given that banned thermometers contain 1g mercury, this legislation is instrumental in the effort to eradicate human-made mercury from the environment.
	www.sierraclubri.org /mercury/regulations.htm (2122 words)

	Dog´s Mercury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In the spring, Dog's Mercury is one of the first plants to break through the dark earth in damp, shady beech woods and river valley woodlands and turn its still pale green stems towards the light.
		The small unobtrusive flowers of the dioecious plant are yellowish green in color and appear from April to May. As with all dioecious plants, the male and female flowers are on separate plants.
		Dog's Mercury is therefore used particularly where there are acute to chronic inflammatory processes, for example in painful, edematous weeping changes in the anal region or in suppurating, poorly healing wounds and eczema.
	www.wala.de /english/pflanze/archiv/bin.htm (750 words)

	C&EN: Latest News - Mercury Aired
		States and environmental groups are gearing up to sue EPA over a rule that the agency issued last week to control mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants.
		The new rule’s goal is to eventually reduce mercury levels in fish eaten by pregnant women, since the nervous systems of developing babies can be damaged by the metal.
		EPA emphasizes that mercury emissions from U.S. coal-fired power plants are responsible for only a small amount of the metal accumulating in U.S. waters.
	pubs.acs.org /cen/news/83/i12/8312notw4.html (398 words)

	Environmental Justice Case Study: Thor Chemicals and Mercury Exposure in
		Thor was receiving these shipments as part of their mercury recycling program; however, it was during the investigation by US journalists in 1989 that the breadth and severity of the resultant pollution came to light.
		While the Thor plant in England was a mercury-production facility, the relocated plant in Africa was a mercury-reclamation, or recycling, program.
		The mercury, itself, that Thor Chemicals in Cato-Ridge was receiving contained high levels of dangerous organic compounds: “There are five mercury recycling plants in the USA but not one of them would touch waste with an organic content.
	www.umich.edu /~snre492/Jones/thorchem.htm (3421 words)

	Ciba-Geigy Eliminates Mercury from Toms River, NJ Plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		At the Toms River plant mercury is used in the manufacture of anthraquinone (AQ) dyes, commonly used for dyeing cotton.
		A sulfonation reaction during this process requires the use of mercury as a catalyst, thus mercury wastes are produced.
		The motivation for Ciba-Geigy to eliminate mercury from their process is the serious environmental problems that mercury produces.
	es.epa.gov /techinfo/case/comm/ciban1-d.html (265 words)

	Mercury finds its way through Georgetown sewage plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		At its worst, the mercury content amounted to 0.00059 parts per billion; the acceptable EPA drinking level for drinking water is 2 parts per billion, according to an EPA consumer fact sheet.
		Other similarly sized plants, including the two dozen or so operated by the Lower Colorado River Authority and the handful operated by the City of Austin, also do not treat for mercury, according to city and LCRA officials.
		At its highest, during the reporting period ending in March 2005, 0.593541 milligrams of mercury per liter of water was detected in the treatment plant's effluent.
	www.statesman.com /news/content/news/stories/local/03/30mercury.html (798 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Report: Ky. 8th in Mercury Plant Emissions
		"With power plants responsible for a lion's share of mercury emissions, it's long past time for them to clean up their act," Samantha Yarbrough, a spokeswoman for the group, said at a news conference at a downtown plaza overlooking the Ohio River.
		Mercury poisoning can affect the brain, heart and immune system, and children are at the greatest risk, Yarbrough said.
		Beth Sutton, a spokeswoman for St. Louis-based Peabody Energy, said emissions from the proposed plant would be only one-fifth the average emissions from coal-fired plants in the U.S. "It will be among the cleanest coal plants in America," she said.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/tech/2005/sep/08/090801833.html (526 words)

	Mercury Removal Test Program at Presque Isle Power Plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Existing controls that are commercially available and commonly used to control SO and particulate matter can additionally capture mercury, but control capabilities vary significantly—from 0 to 90 percent—depending on the coal being burned and the type of controls used.
		*Mercury emission reductions achieved as part of this project are eligible as part of the 10 and 50 percent reduction targets in our Multi-Emission Cooperative Agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
		Now in its third year, the research has demonstrated that mercury removal rates can be slightly increased by SCR technology, depending on the coal being burned.
	www.we-energies.com /environment/mercury_control_pipp.htm (1005 words)

	Dragonhead Seeds from Alchemy Works - Seeds for Magick Herbs and Pagan Gardens
		Some consider dragonhead a Mars plant because it is so loved by bees, a Mars insect, and because dragons are fiery animals, but dragonhead does not partake of any Mars plant qualities like thorniness or having an acrid sap.
		Although it does not have a licorice scent, like many Mercury plants - its flowers and leaves are strongly lemony - its aroma is caused by the same chemicals as in anise hyssop, a Mercury herb.
		In addition, this plant is a substitute for lemon balm, which is the quintessential alchemical plant.
	www.alchemy-works.com /dracocephalum.html (544 words)

	EPA - Mercury - Controlling Power Plant Emissions
		Together, the Clean Air Mercury Rule proposal and CAIR create a multi-pollutant strategy to improve air quality throughout the U.S. The landmark Clean Air Interstate Rule focuses on 28 eastern states having sulfur dioxide (SO 2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions that contribute significantly to fine particle and ozone pollution problems in downwind states.
		Approximately 75 tons of mercury are found in the coal delivered to power plants each year and about two thirds of this mercury is emitted to the air, resulting in about 50 tons being emitted annually.
		Currently none of these technologies are in commercial operation on power plants in the U.S. but EPA expects these technologies to play a role as EPA and states require reductions in mercury emissions.
	www.epa.gov /mercury/control_emissions (731 words)

	New plant faces mercury controls
		That's the amount of mercury power plant engineers are expected to capture each year from the new Wygen II power plant now under construction here at the Wyodak Energy Complex.
		Ohlmacher said Wygen II is the first coal-fired power plant in the United States required to apply mercury control under the Environmental Protection Agency's utility mercury reduction rule.
		The plant is designed to "cook" coal to extract a large portion of water and other unwanted substances -- mercury, for instance -- from the coal in order to increase its heating value and make it a cleaner-burning product.
	www.jacksonholestartrib.com /articles/2005/09/17/news/wyoming/4d107de7d06faf1d8725707e00815967.txt (526 words)

	The Mercury - Developer plans to tear down polluting sewer plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		One of the biggest changes is the pending elimination of an overloaded sewage treatment plant in St. Peter’s Village that once dumped untreated sewage into the headwaters of French Creek during heavy rains.
		In a June interview in which these problems were first outlined for The Mercury, Alesia Snyder, a property owner since 1991, said the restrictions were making it difficult to run her business, which consists of buying older buildings, restoring them and reselling them.
		The new plant is to have a capacity to process 80,000 gallons of sewer each day and is intended to be built on a 36.5-acre parcel now owned by the Owen J. Roberts School District, which will be allowed to hook up to the plant, according to the memorandum.
	www.pottstownmercury.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=16004292&BRD=1674&PAG=461&dept_id=18041&rfi=6 (1180 words)

	09/27 - Mercury debate taints building of Weston plant
		Sulfur dioxide, particulate matter and carbon dioxide are some of the concerns at the plant, but mercury has received attention lately because power plants are considered a primary source of mercury entering the Great Lakes, according to a new draft study announced Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
		WPS is building a new coal-burning plant, Weston 4, at a cost of around $800 million near Wausau that would produce less mercury — as little as 40 pounds a year — and more power.
		The Indiana Department of Environmental Management estimated 1/25th of a teaspoon of mercury per year is sufficient to contaminate a 60-acre lake to the point that fish are not safe to eat.
	www.greatlakesdirectory.org /wi/092705_great_lakes.htm (1078 words)

	EPA - Mercury - Controlling Power Plant Emissions: Decision Process and Chronology
		This comprehensive mercury web site was launched in 2004 to provide the public with a broad range of information on mercury and to present information on the Agency’s deliberations during the decision phase.
		EPA analyzed mercury emissions from power plants and other industrial sources, the health and environmental impacts of those emissions and available control technologies.
		To afford the public with an additional opportunity to comment on EPA's proposal, EPA agreed to extend the deadline for issuance of the final power plant mercury rule from December 15, 2004 to March 15, 2005.
	www.epa.gov /mercury/control_emissions/decision.htm (1618 words)

	Mercury Removal Test Program at Pleasant Prairie Power Plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Between one and 10 pounds of activated carbon per million cubic feet of flue gas is required to remove 40 to 70 percent of the mercury.
		A reasonable range of costs across various configurations of particulate control devices for the industry, and the shape of the cost curve for various mercury reduction levels, have yet to be developed.
		Mercury emissions from utilities that burn low-sulfur, western coals—like We Energies—will be the most difficult to control.
	www.we-energies.com /environment/mercury_control_pppp.htm (978 words)

	Mercury Sable News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		After years of using the tired, old Ford Taurus as the basis for its Mercury Sable, the company's near-luxury unit is seeking greener, keener pastures for its midsize sedan...
		The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the 2001 and 2002 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable because of consumer complaints of fractures in the rear coil springs.
		While workers at Ford Motor Co.'s Wixom Assembly Plant cling to new hints that their plant will be spared in Ford's next round of cost cuts, the automaker revealed this week that it reached a secret agreement...
	www.topix.net /autos/mercury-sable (619 words)

	Mercury plant marks 2 million hours without lost-time incident
		Plant 15 reached the 1 million mark on May 15, 2005.
		According to a company statement, Patrick C. Mackey, Mercury President, made a commitment to safety one of the primary initiatives when he took the position in 2000.
		Mercury Marine announced today that one of its facilities had surpassed two million hours without a lost-time incident.
	www.ibinews.com /ibinews/newsdesk/20051008130109ibinews.html (347 words)

	Mercury the plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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		Sno-Manera will move to the marine plant of mercury, releasing upon near 55,000 square feet for the completion of Hartford, that will remain position, he said.
		Sno-Manera will probably begin to soon move in the marine plant of mercury after the anticipated completion of the transaction April at the beginning of, Wendorff this.
	mercury.greg-tut.com /mercury-the-plant.htm (975 words)

	Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
		Mercury control in the effluent from the LTV treatment plant is achieved through both control of suspended solids and operational controls.
		However, efforts continue to reduce the mercury loading before the biological water treatment plant by performing feasibility studies on several processes that filter out total complexed mercury.
		Technologies are being tested at the crystallizer operations to reduce the concentrations of the mercury before reaching the wastewater treatment plant.
	www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=562161 (333 words)

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