Review of Control Technologies for Mercury Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants Plus The connection of human health risks to mercury air emissions from coal-fired power plants
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چکیده
................................................................................................................................................. 3 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Health Risks from Long-term Exposure to Mercury and the Link to Coal-Fired Power Plants .................... 4 Mercury Levels and Health Risks in Connecticut................................................................................... 5 A Global View: Mercury Emissions Linked to Coal-fired Power Plants .................................................. 5 Mercury Air Emissions Control Technologies ........................................................................................... 7 Regulations ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Closer to Home: The Current Status of Exposure Risk to Mercury Emissions from the Bridgeport, Connecticut Coal-Fired Power Plant ....................................................................................................... 12 Background on Bridgeport Harbor Station ......................................................................................... 12 Dispersion Modeling of the Bridgeport Harbor Station Coal-Fired Power Plant .................................. 13 Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 16 References ............................................................................................................................................ 17
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