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Power plant emissions harmful to Smoky Mountains in Tennessee

Posted By Walter Schneider On November 22, 2006 @ 10:10 am In Nitrogen-Oxides, Heavy-Metal Poisoning & Pollution, Emission Incidents & Issues, Sulphur-Dioxide | No Comments

…a growing number of studies by the EPA and others are demonstrating that mercury tends to accumulate downwind of large mercury air emissions sources, such as coal-fired plants. The Smokies are already heavily affected by power plant emissions such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides….([1] Full Story off-site)

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[1] Full Story: http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_97177.asp

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