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M.Simon states "...If the primary market for this is alleuvial gold mining, and that mining process itself is not a problem.." Well, the process of alleuvial gold mining, where the surplus mercury is sold, is a huge problem. The mercury is used to float gold out of silt, then burned off over a flame. The supply of Hg (from biproduct of copper and gold mining, and from recycling) has far outstripped the legitimate demand, and the extra mercury people are "recycling" is getting sold overseas for this horrendous use. If we subsidize the supply of something - which recycling programs are effectively doing for mercury - and don't ban the export, we are paying recycling dollars to send mercury to the Amazon. Anyway, that's my thesis, I'd love to be proven wrong, but the lack of response is disturbing. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GreenYes" group. To post to this group, send email to GreenYes@no.address To unsubscribe from this group, send email to GreenYes-unsubscribe@no.address For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/GreenYes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- |
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