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fvtNates have

be, ltn wamings fa eating locally-caught fish due to mercury

. In many sa3

s in

all fish aall waters . We call on

you

to address, by all means possible, the subsTS

ry

proper, we face today

. One-in.yiwomeli

of child-bearing age-over 630,000

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have blood mercury levels that can oason he'

developing child,

Nations Iestimaas on the eoaromic Impacts to taxpayers to the effects of mercury poisoning range aS

as $43.8

ion ddfa per Year

.

-Technoy~ tinssts7~pIwouldprotect

thehealth andsafety ofoncommunitiesbyreducing mercurypo",

hom cosh

rDd pow~$Ixnts by 90% t more, and

Alternates exist

la,

most meary-containing

products or purposeful uses .

We need b+'!ff.mm~e

hensive action to effectively deal with mercury pollutbn

. We call upon yw tc

actions to- dress GAS

problem at all levels .

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