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Clean Air Act : preliminary observations on the effectiveness and costs of mercury control technologies at coal-fired power plants : testimony before the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate /

The 491 U.S. coal-fired power plants are the largest unregulated industrial source of mercury emissions nationwide, annually emitting about 48 tons of mercury--a toxic element that poses health threats, including neurological disorders in children. In 2000, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

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Main Author: Stephenson, John B.
Corporate Authors: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, United States. Government Accountability Office
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
Series:Testimony ; GAO-09-860T.
Subjects:
United States. > Clean Air Act.
Air > Pollution > United States.
Air > Pollution > United States > Prevention.
Air quality management > United States.
Environmental monitoring > United States.
Mercury.
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