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Geotimes August 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	In Search of the Mercury Solution Mercury contamination is a leading threat to U.S. lakes and estuaries. Some large-scale ecosystem studies are trying to get at the recent source of the problem: air pollution.
Geotimes May 2005 Naomi Lubick	More Mercury in Unexpected Places As U.S. policy-makers debate new control measures for mercury emissions, a series of studies has painted a picture that shows mercury contamination reaches even further than previously documented.
Geotimes November 2003 Naomi Lubick	Mercury transitions in the Everglades Mercury levels in fish in the Everglades have dropped substantially over the past decade, which may be directly related to the control and eventual cessation of mercury discharges by local power plants and incinerators, according to a study released this month.
Geotimes November 2004 Sara Pratt	Fish Advisories on the Rise A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency shows an all-time high in the number of fish advisories that warn of contamination from toxins, including PCBs and mercury, despite a simultaneous decrease in U.S. emissions.
Geotimes May 2005 Linda Rowan	Clear Skies Clouded in Legislative Discontent President Bush's Clear Skies Initiative was introduced on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2002; however, it was not love at first sight in congressional chambers.
Chemistry World January 21, 2013 Maria Burke	Global convention to limit mercury agreed Governments from around the world agreed to a global, legally-binding treaty on Saturday to limit mercury use. This is the first new major environmental treaty in over a decade.
Chemistry World May 8, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Climbing mercury levels prompt US action The US plans to ramp up collaborative efforts with international partners to curb global mercury pollution, following new findings that mercury levels in the North Pacific Ocean have climbed approximately 30 per cent over the last 14 years.
Chemistry World November 27, 2013	Mercury levels falls in US women Blood mercury levels in American women of childbearing age plunged between 1999 and 2010, according to new data released by the EPA. This may reflect changes in fish consumption or reduced power plant emissions.
Chemistry World March 6, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Bush-era environmental regulations challenged After less than a month in charge, the Obama administration is distinguishing itself from the policies of Bush in many areas affecting public health and the environment.
Chemistry World February 12, 2013 Laura Howes	Biosynthesis of methylmercury discovered It's been acknowledged for years that methylmercury is produced by microorganisms far down the food chain, but what has not been known is how they do it.
Science News December 21, 2002 Janet Raloff	Mercurial Effects of Fish-Rich Diets A message that federal health officials have failed to effectively communicate to the public, says a mercury researcher, is that many large, predatory, and long-lived oceanic species also accumulate plenty of heavy metals, including mercury.
Science News May 12, 2001 Janet Raloff	A dietary cost of our appetite for gold New research indicates that in some regions of the world, the mining of gold produces an unrecognized toxic fallout: fish dinners laced with methylmercury...
Science News March 27, 2004 Edna Francisco	Fishy Advice--Which Tuna Is Best for You? What's the difference between canned albacore "white" tuna and canned "light" tuna? Their mercury levels, according to a recent fish advisory by federal agencies.
American Journal of Nursing February 2008 O'Connor & Roy	Electric Power Plant Emissions and Public Health Potentially harmful pollutants to be aware of and how they may affect the public's health.
BusinessWeek April 23, 2007 Gene G. Marcial	Tougher Pollution Rules Are Buoying ADA-ES Control of carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants has long been a hot topic, but states are now slapping limits on mercury output, too. And investors are watching.
Geotimes November 2006 Megan Sever	Forest Fires Release Mercury The most familiar source of mercury in the atmosphere is coal plants. But a hidden mercury threat is lurking as Earth warms: peatlands in the boreal forest regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004 Carol Marie Cropper	Time To Scale Back On Big Fish? High mercury levels may wind up harming the health-conscious eater
Chemistry World October 24, 2013 Ned Stafford	Global treaty on mercury emissions signed A global treaty designed to cut emissions of the toxic heavy metal mercury into the environment, took another major step forward with formal adoption earlier this month.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 John Carey	The Big Problem With Big Fish Feeble inspections make it easy for importers to slip through high-mercury seafood.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Brian Gorman	Del Monte's Fish Story Recent media attention on the health dangers of tuna is bad news for Del Monte and its shareholders.
Chemistry World December 9, 2011 Andrew Shore	Arctic Biting Back Over Mercury Pollution Scientists have investigated the temporal trends of mercury using polar bear teeth.
Chemistry World September 11, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Moulting seals bring mercury contamination to coast Elephant seals have been identified as a previously unrecognized source of mercury contamination in coastal waters by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Chemistry World June 30, 2008 James Mitchell Crow	Mercury link to dolphin deaths Australian scientists have found that mercury poisoning could be leading local dolphins to beach themselves.
Chemistry World December 11, 2014	Canadian clamp down on mercury The Canadian government is pressing ahead with new rules that will prohibit the production or importation of most products that contain mercury, or any of its compounds.
Chemistry World May 20, 2011 Rebecca Trager	EPA delays boiler and incinerator emissions rules The US Environmental Protection Agency has indefinitely delayed rules governing emission of toxic air pollutants from boilers and certain solid waste incinerators at chemical plants and other major industrial facilities.
Chemistry World September 29, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	EU Bans Mercury Exports The European Union has banned exports of mercury from 2011, in order to cut emissions of the toxic metal into the environment.
Chemistry World December 23, 2011 Rebecca Trager	US crackdown on mercury pollution The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced its long-awaited standards to limit mercury, lead and other toxic pollutants emitted by power plants.
CRM July 2004 David Myron	Customers Serve Each Other in Online Communities Mercury Interactive wanted to tap a valuable group of IT professionals to create a forum in which partners and customers could share technical information. It selected Participate Systems to implement tools to work in conjunction with Mercury's Web technology solution from BroadVision.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Bill Paul	Cleaning Up With 'Socks and Knocks' A $40 billion opportunity awaits investors in companies that make equipment to fight air pollution due to requirements that the Bush administration is about to impose on the electric power industry.
Chemistry World February 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Dietary Needs Outweigh Risks Associated with Fish Consumption The benefits of a diet rich in fish outweigh risks of mercury poisoning, say researchers who studied the children of mothers exposed to methyl mercury during pregnancy. The researchers are calling for action from policy makers.
Chemistry World August 25, 2015 Emma Stoye	Simple chemistry saving thousands of gold miners from mercury poisoning Every year, thanks to mining practices that have persisted for centuries, huge amounts of mercury pollute the atmosphere and poison hundreds of thousands of people in some of the world's poorest countries.
Chemistry World June 25, 2007 Arthur Rogers	Golden Opportunity to Halt Quicksilver Trade The European Parliament is supporting plans to ban exports of mercury. Politicians hope such a ban would curb hazards in the developing world created by the use of mercury in activities such as wildcat gold mining.
Chemistry World March 15, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Europe Addresses Mercury Risk In a European Union drive to reduce mercury-related damage to health and the environment, Almaden Valley mine operators tentatively agreed to a plan under which surplus mercury is bought in and sold on, in place of virgin mercury.
BusinessWeek June 2, 2011 Paul M. Barrett	The Price of Clean Air Does the Clean Air Act hurt or help the U.S. economy? It's not nearly as hard to calculate as you might think.
Chemistry World July 12, 2007 Tom Westgate	Model Enzyme Attacks Alkyl Mercury US chemists have devised a molecular mimic for an enzyme that destroys toxic alkyl mercury pollutants.
Science News June 6, 2009 Janet Raloff	Book Review: Diagnosis: Mercury Money, Politics & Poison Author Jane M. Hightower takes readers along on her 8 year journey while investigating high concentrations of mercury in big fish such as tuna and swordfish.
Chemistry World October 18, 2013 Hepeng Jia	China blamed for mercury on iconic Mount Fuji Amid a simmering row between China and Japan over an island territory dispute, new research claims that the atmosphere above Japan's iconic Mount Fuji is being polluted with mercury by Chinese industry.
Chemistry World March 12, 2015 Simon Neil	Mercury-grabbing ionic liquids hit the gas Scientists in the UK and Malaysia have disclosed the research behind a fast and safe commercial technology for removing mercury from natural gas.
Geotimes November 2007 Carolyn Gramling	Acid Rain Alters Coastal Waters Excess carbon dioxide, sulfur and nitrogen from fossil fuel burning, agricultural runoff and other human sources are changing ocean chemistry -- and that impact is especially pronounced along the coasts, new research suggests.
Chemistry World September 15, 2014 Rebecca Trager	US bid to control power plant emissions challenged The governors of 15 US states have joined together to question the legality of the US Environmental Protection Agency's recently proposed climate rule to limit carbon emissions from the country's existing power plants.
InternetNews May 3, 2005 Jim Wagner	Mercury Refreshes SOX Tools As the annual rash of compliance deadlines looms, Mercury Interactive updates its IT governance software.
Popular Mechanics December 29, 2008 Andrew Moseman	Just How Toxic Was the Tennessee Coal Sludge Spill? Coal fly ash is nasty stuff. According an Environmental Protection Agency report, coal plants produce 160 pounds of fly ash for every ton of coal that they burn.
National Defense August 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Mercury Contamination Could Slow Down Destruction of Chemical Stockpile The Army has destroyed nearly half of the nation's chemical weapons stockpile during the past decade. But completing the second half of the job by the mandated deadline of April 2012 will be tougher than previously expected.
InternetNews October 9, 2006 Clint Boulton	New Orbits For Mercury's SOA? Mercury Interactive Corporation tucks in Systinet's assets and declares itself ready for SOA management.
Chemistry World June 27, 2012 Maria Burke	Mystery metal revealed by UK atmospheric inventory The first detailed analysis of air pollution in the UK for more than a decade has revealed some puzzling findings.
Geotimes July 2007 Carolyn Gramling	Mercury's Gooey Center Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, has a large core, which scientists now know is partially molten and therefore could create a magnetic field around the planet.
Chemistry World September 30, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Messenger Sheds Light on Mercury's Formation NASA's Messenger spacecraft is bringing new understanding to the question of how Mercury formed. The new information looks set to rewrite theories about the birth of the solar system's smallest planet.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005	Ruggedized multicomputer approaches 0.5 teraFLOPs Mercury Computer Systems' conduction-cooled 800-MHz 7447 6U VME multicomputer is available for applications in extreme environmental conditions.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Mercury Spins Its Wheels Investors are getting paid to wait until growth rebounds at auto insurer Mercury General.
Chemistry World January 11, 2016 Andy Extance	New vinyl catalyst will reduce mercury emissions A gold-based catalyst over 30 years in the making is set to help fight the harm China's polyvinyl chloride plastic industry is causing the country's environment.