AKr WffrC;ANFROM MERCURY POLLUTION1111nel PIRG Dear Illinois Pollution Control Board : You hold the key to eliminating a key threat to Lake Michigan -mercury contamination .
A recent NGAA study found that Lake Michigan is the most contaminated with mercury
of all the Great Lakes, and that coal-burning power plants contribute the lion's share ofthe pollution.
Eating predator fish from Lake Michigan, which contain mercury, is
discouraged for people, and is unavoidable for bald eagles, loons and other wildlifethat depend on lake fish .
Modern, inexpensive pollution controls can capture 90% of the mercury from a pow...
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