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Chlorine Plants Among the Largest Sources of Mercury

  • January 26, 2005

Nine U.S. chlorine factories located primarily in the Midwest and Southeast have been identified as some of the largest and "long overlooked" sources of mercury, according to a report issued by Oceana, an environmental group. So much so, those nine plants could be releasing as much, or more, mercury than the entire output of this nation's power companies COMBINED! Although recent efforts to control emissions in the United States have largely been focused on coal-fired mercury plants,...