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mercury

Coal plant emission
Health
Two recent EPA decisions threaten children’s health, experts say
Mercury enters rice through local industrial activities and through burning coal.
Environment
Another problem with China’s coal: Mercury in rice
In 1908, New Zealand Parliament passed the Prevention of Quackery Act to defend against claims such as the one featured in this leaflet: "bile beans" that claimed to cure a vareity of ailments, including indigestion, headaches, pimples and sleeplessness.
Books
New book looks at medical cures now considered ‘quackery’
The new water-based process being used by some independent Mongolian miners can extract up to 80% of the gold from the ore and is much cleaner than processes using mercury or cyanide.
Environment
These Mongolian miners are making gold greener. Now they want their government to help.
Toxic Cars
Scientists with the US Geological Survey gather samples near coal train tracks in the Columbia Gorge near Washougal, Washington. Little research has been done on how coal interacts with the environment.
Environment
Scientists dig into booming coal exports and their effects on wetlands
Child gold mining in Philippines
Environment
In the Philippines, underwater gold mining comes with small payoffs and big risks
Environment
New study examines how mercury in fish develops
Mercury Hot Spots Around the World
Environment
Colombian miners looking to more environmentally friendly gold mining process
Environment
New research links ADHD diagnosis with childhood mercury, lead exposure
Environment
Environmental Protection Agency has rough 2011, shows uneven progress
Environment
Conservative Christians lining up support for EPA rule on Mercury
Global Politics
Air quality regulations could save US economy billions
Environment
Shedding light on the light bulbs debate
Environment
New energy standards for light bulbs
A New International Treaty on Mercury
Mercury Dangers Around the World
Colombia Sets Sight on ‘Green Gold’
Twentieth Anniversary of Freddie Mercury’s Death
Arts, Culture & Media
Singer Daniela Mercury’s ‘Cannibalist’ Approach to Music
Environment
NASA’s Mercury Messenger Finds Clues to Planet’s Origins
First Pictures of Mercury Received on Earth
Geo Quiz
Small planet
A Bright Idea?
Listener Letters
Mercury Amalgram Debate
Mercury in Sea Food: How Much is Too Much
Medical Waste Incinerators Targeted
The Mercury Report
A Bright Idea
Chemical’s “Dirty Dozen”
The Amazon: Gold Out, Mercury In
Getting the Mercury Out
Mercury’s Legacy
Emerging Science Note/Cleaning Contaminants
Mind Your Mercury
Tough on Mercury
Mercury and Autism
Reining in Mercury
The Ritual Uses of Mercury
Mercury Rising
The Ritual Uses of Mercury
Florida Mercury Levels Down
Reigning in Mercury
UNEP Initiatives
Health Note/Mercury & Vaccines
Mercury and Loons
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit
Environment
Agreement on controlling mercury emissions
Environment
Emerging science note: portable toxic testing