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Mercury Measurement and Its Control: What We Know, Have Learned, and Need to Further Investigate
T D Brown1, D N Smith1, R A Hargis1
1a U.S. Department of Energy , Federal Energy Technology Center , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995)
|September 11, 2015
Summary
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is evaluating mercury release regulations. Despite extensive reports, a definitive answer on regulation needs remains elusive, though a link to health effects is suggested.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Public Health
- Toxicology
Background:
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is assessing mercury release regulations.
- Congressional mandates from the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) prompted reports on mercury emissions.
- Extensive research by EPA, Department of Energy (DOE), and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has been conducted.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the need for regulating mercury releases into the environment based on health effects.
- To address congressional mandates concerning hazardous air pollutants from electric utility steam generating units.
Main Methods:
- Review of available evidence on mercury's health effects.
- Analysis of reports and field measurement programs conducted by EPA, DOE, and EPRI.
Main Results:
- A definitive conclusion on the necessity of mercury regulation has not yet been reached.
- A plausible link between anthropogenic mercury sources and environmental/health impacts is recognized.
Conclusions:
- Further investigation is needed to definitively establish mercury regulation requirements.
- A potential connection exists between mercury emissions, bioaccumulation, and adverse health outcomes in humans and wildlife.
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