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New analysis finds Asia produces twice as much mercury emissions as previously thought

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New analysis by an international team led by MIT researchers shows that Asia now releases a surprisingly large amount of anthropogenic mercury. The new analysis provides more accurate estimates of sources of mercury emissions around the world. The team’s top-down analysis improves on other models that take a bottom-up approach.

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Inorganic mercury converted to more toxic and bio-accumulative monomethylmercury in ocean waters, possibly by microbes

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A team led by the University of Alberta has confirmed that inorganic mercury (Hg) found worldwide in ocean water is transformed into monomethylmercury (MMHg)—a potent and bio-accumulative neurotoxin—in the seawater. In a 1991 paper discussing concerns with mercury and monomethylmercury, William F. Fitzgerald and Thomas W.

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Ford Terminates Mercury Brand, Expands Lincoln Lineup with Focus on Fuel Efficiency

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end production of Mercury vehicles in the fourth quarter of this year to fully devote its financial, product development, production and marketing, sales and service resources toward further growing its core Ford brand while enhancing the Lincoln brand. Of Ford Motor Company’s 16% market share in the US, Mercury accounts for 0.8

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We interview Rodi Basso about E1 and the future of electric powerboat racing

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E1 racing CEO and co-founder Rodi Basso was kind enough to spend some time talking with us last week to talk about E1, Formula cars, Mercury Marine electric power, and what the future of high-speed boating might look like.

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Elon Musk Shines In The Limelight At Tesla’s 2022 Annual Meeting Of Stockholders

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Amidst the bouts of laughter and Musk-centered adoration were several references to Tesla's future planning, leading to more speculation about the company's direction with mercurial Musk at the helm.

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EPA proposes rules for chemicals and fuels made from plastic waste-based feedstocks

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arsenic, cadmium, chromium VI, lead and mercury); dioxins; phthalates; PFAS; polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); alkylphenols; perchlorates; benzophenone; bisphenol A (BPA); organochlorine pesticides (OCPs); ethyl glycol; methyl glycol; or n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP).

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ORNL study identifies more biopathways for formation of toxic methylmercury

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More forms of mercury can be converted to methylmercury—a form of mercury that can be taken into the food chain and eventually can result in mercury-contaminated fish—than previously thought, according to a study led by a team of researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) published in Nature Geoscience.

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