FISH TISSUE STUDY BOLSTERS MASSACHUSETTS' NOVEL MERCURY TMDL PLAN

KENNEBUNKPORT, ME -- Massachusetts officials are planning to cite a new state study -- which shows reduced mercury levels in fish after the state placed tight air controls on incinerators -- to bolster their novel petition to EPA to control air deposition of mercury rather than creating new water discharge limits. EPA's response to the state's plan is likely to prompt criticism of the agency's mercury policies whether it approves or rejects the state's proposal, state and agency sources say...