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A few ways Mercury is introduced into the environment is through oceans, volcanoes, forest fires, power plants, gold and ore mining.

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How does mercury enter the environment?

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.


When did the Mercury Grand Marquis first go into production?

The Mercury Grand Marquis was first introduced in 1975. It was originally introduced in 1967 as a Mercury Monterey. It was originally manufactured in Canada.


What year was the first mercury car produced?

The Ford Mercury was first introduced in 1939.


Who introduced the term environment in ecology?

who introduced environment


What are the effects of the Asian Carp being introduced to the environmenmt?

The effects of the Asian carp being introduced into an environment is dependent upon which environment is in question. The Asian carp being introduced into the Great Lakes has had many negative affects.


What is the least amount of mercury that can be vaporized when 3 million joules are introduced?

10kg


The temperature of the mercury in and out?

The freezing point of mercury is -38,8290 0C.The boiling point of mercury is 356,73 0C.The temperature of mercury indoor or outdoor is the temperature of the environment.


How is mercury cleaned out of the environment?

Large fish, like tuna and swordfish absorb mercury fron environment. Humans and cats then eat the fish. Human waste finds its way back to the sea and is re-absorbed by the fish. So mercury is never truly cleaned out of the environment.


Why do introduced species do well in an environment that they are not from?

Due to the lack of predation.


What is the environment like on Mercury?

Mercury has no atmosphere so it is EXTREMELY hot in sunny side and EXTREMELY cold in parts of the planet


What is the two recreational adventure locations of mercury?

The atmosphere and extreme environment of Mercury means that there are no recreational locations.


What is an example of introduced species?

An introduced species is a species that is living outside its native environment. This happens as a result of humans, either accidentally or on purpose. They can cause damage to the environment that they are introduced into. One example is the black rat being in North America even though it is from Europe.