http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/04/25/mercury-in-the-bay-part-2/ Science, Environment, and Nature in the SF Bay Area Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:23:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/04/25/mercury-in-the-bay-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-65367 jane hillhouse Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:35:17 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/04/25/mercury-in-the-bay-part-2/#comment-65367 I hope one of your reporters will do a further study on mercury around retorts - the chimnies in crematoriums. The old ones are the worst. As the percentage of cremations to burials continues to rise rapidly every year, its time someone took some samples of the land around these retorts and down wind. There seems to be no legal concern here. Laws are coming into effect in England in 2013 requiring crematoriums to install scrubbers which will collect the mercury. (From our teeth - 2-4 grams per person) The scrubbers are extremely expensive, and the crem's have to all contribute to the cost. Jane Hillhouse I hope one of your reporters will do a further study on mercury around retorts – the chimnies in crematoriums. The old ones are the worst. As the percentage of cremations to burials continues to rise rapidly every year, its time someone took some samples of the land around these retorts and down wind. There seems to be no legal concern here. Laws are coming into effect in England in 2013 requiring crematoriums to install scrubbers which will collect the mercury. (From our teeth – 2-4 grams per person) The scrubbers are extremely expensive, and the crem's have to all contribute to the cost. Jane Hillhouse

]]> http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/04/25/mercury-in-the-bay-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-57064 Sumana Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:26:07 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/04/25/mercury-in-the-bay-part-2/#comment-57064 Thanks for your excellent report - can I get transcripts. I am doing research on the scale and cost of cleanup and related effects of water pollution (both drinking water from the ground and bay water/fisheries etc) due to mercury discarded from used/broken CFL bulbs, solar panels and other 'green' carbon friendly solutions being promoted today. If you can send any information or are willing to be interviewed or can refer me to suitable experts for my project please advise. Thanks. Thanks for your excellent report – can I get transcripts. I am doing research on the scale and cost of cleanup and related effects of water pollution (both drinking water from the ground and bay water/fisheries etc) due to mercury discarded from used/broken CFL bulbs, solar panels and other 'green' carbon friendly solutions being promoted today. If you can send any information or are willing to be interviewed or can refer me to suitable experts for my project please advise. Thanks.

]]> http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/04/25/mercury-in-the-bay-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-57061 Harvey Tran Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:45:08 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/04/25/mercury-in-the-bay-part-2/#comment-57061 Coal burning plants were casually mentioned as contributing to mercury levels in the water. Yet studies have shown coal plants contribute the same amount of mercury as all other sources COMBINED. Coal burning plants were casually mentioned as contributing to mercury levels in the water. Yet studies have shown coal plants contribute the same amount of mercury as all other sources COMBINED.

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