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R06-25,050506 PC274
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Owner: Brown, Don (User-14, brownd:DocuShare)DS
Monday, May 8, 2006 01:52:13 PM CDT
Monday, May 8, 2006 01:52:27 PM CDT
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  • Pollution Control Board
James R.
  • Thompson Center
100 W.
  • Randolph, Suite 11-500
Chicago, IL 60601I urge members of the Ill.
  • 1 also support the provision to disallow mercury credit trading, since Southern
Illinois and the Chicago area are already "hotspots" for mercury pollution.
  • Studies done in Mass ., where mercury emissions have been greatly reduced, have shown
that mercury levels in fish are lowered when mercury pollution from coal burning isdecreased.
  • In
addition, high mercury levels have been associated with an increased number of heartattacks in adults. The technology to capture90% of the mercury from burning coal is already available and cost effective . I amcerta...
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