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Mercury vapor emissions. Report on aerial survey of sources potentially affecting the air in Illinois. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7218249
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The survey demonstrated the feasibility of rapid aerial detection of mercury emitters. It showed that fossil fuel burning power plants, municipal incinerators, and several industrial sites are emitting measurable quantitites of elemental mercury vapor. Estimates of annual mercury vapor output range from 100 lbs/yr to 5,400 lbs/yr for individual sites.
Research Organization:
Illinois Inst. for Environmental Quality, Chicago (USA)
OSTI ID:
7218249
Report Number(s):
PB-204520; IIEQ-71-3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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