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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new international study released today around the world shows that the burning of mercury-added products globally contributes upwards of 200 tons of mercury to the atmosphere every year -- 10 percent of the mercury that enters the earth's atmosphere. According to the study, which was released by several international non-governmental organizations, mercury emissions from product discards have been seriously underestimated. "Air releases...