Mercury Rising
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How much is too much? After Titan America establishes the 4th largest cement producing plant in the US, what exactly will happen?
Titan cement claims that they are planning to produce 2.19 million pounds of clinker and emit 263lbs of mercury per year at the plant in Castle Hayne, NC. Titan also says that they will burn coal; the type of coal that will be used will come from the Appalachian and Gulf Coast regions and has an extremely high mercury content.
New Hanover County ranks 6th highest in the state for mercury emmission...the new cement plant will move New Hanover to the 4th highest. The cement plant will become the #1 mercury spewing establishment in the county...while 4 miles down the road a new public school is slated to be built.
North Carolina is also new to the cement production business, with no operating plants in existance today. There are no set laws or regulations on emmissions from cement plants. North Carolina will most likely become vulnerable and incapable of fighting such a large corporation such as Titan America.
What is most disturbing to me, is that EPA scientists estimate that 1 in 6 American women of childbearing age has enough mercury in her body to put her child at risk, should she become pregnant.
We do not need anymore polluting industries that harm the wildlife, land, and citizens. Every state that borders NC has operating cement plants, there are 7 within 400 miles...
There is no amount of savings that Titan or New Hanover County can gain that outweighs the necessity of preserving our wilflife, environment, and future generations.
Titan cement claims that they are planning to produce 2.19 million pounds of clinker and emit 263lbs of mercury per year at the plant in Castle Hayne, NC. Titan also says that they will burn coal; the type of coal that will be used will come from the Appalachian and Gulf Coast regions and has an extremely high mercury content.
New Hanover County ranks 6th highest in the state for mercury emmission...the new cement plant will move New Hanover to the 4th highest. The cement plant will become the #1 mercury spewing establishment in the county...while 4 miles down the road a new public school is slated to be built.
North Carolina is also new to the cement production business, with no operating plants in existance today. There are no set laws or regulations on emmissions from cement plants. North Carolina will most likely become vulnerable and incapable of fighting such a large corporation such as Titan America.
What is most disturbing to me, is that EPA scientists estimate that 1 in 6 American women of childbearing age has enough mercury in her body to put her child at risk, should she become pregnant.
We do not need anymore polluting industries that harm the wildlife, land, and citizens. Every state that borders NC has operating cement plants, there are 7 within 400 miles...
There is no amount of savings that Titan or New Hanover County can gain that outweighs the necessity of preserving our wilflife, environment, and future generations.
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