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Fire hazard.(GRAPH IT/CHEMISTRY)(Brief article)
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Science World
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January 14, 2008
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Last October, firefighters battled mega-size blazes in California that forced about 500,000 residents to flee their homes. Extra-dry conditions in western states have resulted in larger wildfires than those in the past. Researchers have found that these huge fires also give off large amounts of the toxic element mercury.
Most mercury in the environment comes from air pollution released by industrial sources like coal-burning power plants. Forests help to absorb the pollution, but if the plants catch fire, smoke carries the mercury back into the atmosphere. The metal then can end up in waterways, where it accumulates in marine animals, making it ...
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