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Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

EPA proposes Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for Power Plants

March 16, 2011 - The EPA is proposing standards to limit mercury, acid gases and other toxic pollution from power plants.
 
  • Proposed Rule (PDF) (172 pp, 1.2 MB) - Federal Register - May 3, 2011
    Note: Pages 25014 and 25069 of the signed proposed rule contain references to proprietary technology. EPA included these references merely to illustrate that the technologies under discussion are commercially available. EPA and the U.S. government do not endorse any of the listed products.
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