It comes “predominantly via atmospheric deposition.” That would be dirty industry–coal, natural gas, cement plants, etc.–spewing mercury into our air.
I wonder how much mercury this natural gas blowout that could last for days is spewing into the air. From an eye witness:’
I live about 1000 yrds from the busted pipe, it sounds like a jet engine all day and all night. Yesterday it rained and I noticed that in the puddle of rain it made oil rings, and the water coming from the rain gutters was foaming up in the pulled. When I turned my windshield wipers on it made streaks across my windshield.
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Metaylmercury is an accumulative neurotoxin. That means it’s really bad for the brain, and doesn’t leave the body.
I wonder how much mercury is released in these fugitive emissions.
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