Additionally, mercury is a potent neurotoxin, affecting infant and child brain development. EPA’s own work shows that these benefits include 11,000 fewer premature deaths annually, 4700 fewer heart attacks, and 130,000 fewer asthma attacks, among other respiratory health improvements. ![]() These pollution reductions are producing significant public health and environmental benefits. MATS, which is already fully implemented at the nation’s coal- and oil-fired electric utilities, achieves important reductions in mercury and the 80-plus other air toxics – extremely bad actors including toxic metals and acid gases - emitted by power plants in this country. These safeguards include the Mercury Air Toxics Standards or “MATS” and the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule or “CSPAR”.
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