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RedEarth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 02:51 PM
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1 in 4 NYC Adults Have Elevated Mercury
NEW YORK (AP) - A quarter of adults in the city have elevated levels of mercury in their blood, linked to how much fish they eat, according to survey results released Monday by the health department.

Rates were higher among more affluent residents compared to those in lower income groups and were high among Asians, who eat more fish, the survey showed.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070723/D8QIIN480.html
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Schema Thing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 02:53 PM
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1. Is this another term for "hot-head"?
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marylanddem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 02:59 PM
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2. Could this account for the roughly 1/4 approval of Bush?
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Systematic Chaos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 03:34 PM
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3. So is its orbit going to decay, sending it crashing into the sun?
:freak:
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IChing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 03:44 PM
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4. fu-get about it!
Isn't that a New York saying? Mercury poison and memory loss mmmm?

forgive my poor humor


Actually, coal-powered power stations are also a large source of mercury contamination
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/10/mercury_poisoning.php
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