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Mercury fallout: What coal emissions do to people

· By Tim Schauenberg
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A potent neurotoxin capable of causing lifelong damage to the lungs, brain, skin and other organs, mercury is strictly regulated worldwide. Children, in particular, can suffer severe developmental impairment when exposed.

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