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Mercury Pollution and Autism Linked

  • March 17, 2005

Last week, I posted a blog about a study that confirmed my concerns about the rising number of children suffering from autism in America. A University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center study focuses on another source of the problem: Mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants. In fact, the UT study found a direct correlation between an increase in cases of autism in Texas and rising mercury emissions. For every 1,000 pounds of mercury released into the environment, autism rates rose...