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Schools are purging old thermometer supplies. The future of light-up shoes is on the rocks. And states are questioning America’s need for blinking jewelry, flashing greeting cards and twinkling Christmas lights, all containing toxic mercury.
Amid the consumer products scramble, however, coal-fired power plants responsible for the bulk of the mercury still circulating into the nation’s air have been given two deadlines, in 2010 and 2018, to reduce their mercury emissions by 70 percent. (Source: Environmental News Bits) ...
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