title: Fossil fuels as a source of mercury pollution.
abstract: The upper limit of the quantity of mercury released by weathering processes is approximately 230 metric tons per year. The quantity of mercury released by burning of coal is estimated to be of the order of 3000 tons per year, a quantity comparable to that emitted as waste from industrial processes.
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D003031:Coal / Q000032:analysis*; D004777:Environment; D007220:Industrial Waste; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D003031:Coal; D007220:Industrial Waste; D008628:Mercury