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To: RealMuLan who wrote (61122)	3/17/2005 4:15:20 PM
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New study links mercury with autism rates W. Scott Bailey A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio reveals a double-digit increase in the rate of autism for every 1,000 pounds of mercury released in Texas counties. The study compared 2001 mercury levels reported in Texas' 254 counties to the rate of autism and special education services in nearly 1,200 Texas school districts. The districts, which range from urban to rural, enrolled some 4 million Texas children. "The main finding is that for every 1,000 pounds of environmentally released mercury, we saw a 17 percent increase in autism rates," says lead author Dr. Raymond F. Palmer, associate professor in the Health Science Center's department of family and community medicine. Health Science Center officials maintain that large-scale mercury exposures such as accidental spills have long been implicated with developmental disabilities. But this most recent study, Palmer says, is one of the first to examine the relationship between potentially chronic, low-dose mercury exposure and a developmental disorder such as autism. Mercury is the third-most frequently found toxic substance nationwide, after arsenic and lead. Coal-burning power plants, which supply energy to cities and generally are in close proximity to population centers, release more mercury than any other source in the United States. Texas is fourth among the states in reported mercury releases, after California, Oregon and West Virginia, say Health Science Center officials. sanantonio.bizjournals.com ============================== One of the most prosperous profession in the US in the last 2 decades is the special education. And a lot of special ed. recipients are children with autism.