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,ro*e/]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,environm5t & ,public ,works            
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ t m]cury       
pollution c cause sev]e heal? problems1 
includ+ p]man5t bra9 damage1 kidney     
damage1 & bir? defects4  ,:]eas m]cury  
is a p[]ful neurotox92 ,:]eas m]cury    
occurs naturally 9 coal1 petroleum1 &   
natural gas1 & burn+ ^? fossil fuels    
releases m]cury into ! atmosph]e2 ,:]eas
 m]cury emitt$ into ! atmosph]e ent]s ! 
gr\nd1 wat]1 & food sy/em2 ,:]eas       
consum+ fi% f m]cury-contam9at$         
wat]bodies is ! mo/ common way p are    
expos$ to dang]\s levels ( m]cury2      
,:]eas all #ej ,/ates ma9ta9 web pages  
to issue fi% advisories =               

m]cury-contam9at$ wat]bodies & !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,public ,heal? & ,environm5t
 ( ! ,/ate ( ,colorado reports t1 z (   
#bjbe1 !re 7 m ?an #c1gjj m]cury        
advisories 9 effect across ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 ,:]eas fossil fuel-fir$ p[]     
plants are ! l>ge/ s\rce ( m]cury       
emissions 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas an  
e/imat$ #hj1jjj1jjj individuals 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates live )9 #c miles ( a      
fossil fuel-fir$ p[] plant1             
approximately #ag1jjj1jjj ( :om are     
*ildr52 ,:]eas exposure to m]cury c     
cause sev]e heal? problems1 includ+     
p]man5t bra9 damage1 kidney damage1 bir?
 defects1 & he>t disease2 ,:]eas        
ge/ational m]cury exposure is p>ticul>ly
 dang]\s & babies born aft] m]cury      
exposure 9 ! womb c exhibit sev]e       
intellectual impairm5t1 z well z ataxia 
& c]ebral palsy1 seizures1 vision & he>+
 loss1 delay$ developm5tal mile/ones1   
language disord]s1 & problems ) motor   
function1 visual spatial abilities1 &   
memory2 & ,:]eas !re is no kn[n safe    

level ( exposure to m]cury3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x ,t-- 7#a7 ! ,s5ate recognizes t    
m]cury pollution c cause sev]e heal?    
problems1 includ+ p]man5t bra9 damage1  
kidney damage1 & bir? defects2 &  7#b7 x
 is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t ! ,environm5tal 
,protection ,ag5cy %\ld n loos5 controls
 on m]cury pollution f p[] plants4