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Comments on Proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

Joel Schwartz –
June 29, 2004
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EPA's rule for mercury reductions from coal-fired utility boilers (Proposed Rule) is unlikely to produce significant helalth benefits, both because mercury exposure at current levels is unlikely to be causing harm, and because even in a best-case scenario the Proposed Rule could reduce mercury in fish by no more than a few percent.