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Mercury is found in both naturally and as an introduced contaminant in the environment. Mercury enters the environment by many ways. It can enter the environment naturally, by an ore, or by manmade. The cinnabar is the ore in which red mercury comes from. The cinnabar comes out with a volcanic activity, and alkaline hot springs. Cinnabar can also bee mined. Mercury can enter the environment in two ways; one way is by the air. Mercury enters the environment through the air as a result of emissions from industrial plants. The other way it enters the environment is by industrial waste fluids. Mercury usually comes out from emissions from coal-fired power plants, waste incinerators, and commercial boilers or furnaces that burn mercury-containing materials.

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