Study: Impact of mercury-controlling policies shrinks with every five-year delay - IDSS

Once mercury is emitted from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants, among other sources, the gas can drift through the atmosphere for up to a year before settling into lakes and oceans.

Study: Impact of mercury-controlling policies shrinks with every five-year delay

MIT News Office | November 1, 2018

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