Re: MERCURY IN CENTRAL PARK LAKE FROM COAL

[RuthWeiner@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 8/16/01 8:58:16 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 

jenday1@EMAIL.MSN.COM writes:



> The RPI study
>
> shows that the level of mercury in sediment at the bottom of New York
>
> City's Central Park Lake is at least 10 times the amount found in some
>
> industrial areas. "The atmospheric input of mercury to the sediments
>
> is the highest I have ever seen," says Richard Bopp. 


Ten times what?  What has Mr. Bopp seen?  What industrial areas?  I know of 

several where there is almost no detectable mercury in airborne particles.  


This is a lovely example of distortion by generalization.  Maybe the mercury 

found is a little, maybe it's a lot, but there is no way to tell from the 

article cited.


Ruth Weiner, Ph. D.

ruthweiner@aol.com