And why must we have lead or mercury, or who knows what else in our products we put on our body.
Once that's complete, the feature becomes "portable, " meaning customers can access the information in any Ford, Lincoln or Mercury vehicle equipped with SYNC and the Traffic, Directions and Information function.
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Panasonic's company wide commitment to sustainability and producing products that are ecologically sound is evidenced in the 100, 000 hour life span of the Plasma Display panel and the lack of lead or mercury in the panels.
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Are there any regions on or within Mercury that might have both liquid water and organic compounds?
The company denied violating federal or state mercury regulations.
And because what we're finding - planets that are bigger than Jupiter or smaller than Mercury, denser than iron or lighter than styrofoam - Bill Borucki, the Kepler Mission's principal investigator, believes the next ten or 15 years is going to be even more exciting than the last.
Unlike conventional monitors, LED-backlit displays contain few or no environmentally hazardous substances, such as mercury or lead, and use about 40 percent less energy.
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Unlike incandescent bulbs, the LightSpeaker LED bulb contains no mercury or halogen gases and produces almost no heat.
So far they have shown no traces of mercury or other contaminants.
Opportunities to photograph Mercury from space are also limited because light sensitive equipment, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, are not allowed to look at objects close to the Sun, such as Mercury or Venus.
She points out that as yet there is no technical remedy that can clean up mercury pollution or PCBs.
Ford really can't afford to give up those Mercury sales or potential customers who don't like the name FORD.
There was even a separate Mercury platform, or underpinning, unique to the line.
But I will not back down from making sure an oil company can contain the kind of oil spill we saw in the Gulf two years ago. (Applause.) I will not back down from protecting our kids from mercury poisoning, or making sure that our food is safe and our water is clean.
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If they have gained mass it could be because the platinum based ingots have absorbed mercury from the atmosphere or hydrogen from the solvents used to clean the ingots.
Stuff that people have never heard of that turns up at the Brits, or records that get nominated for the Mercury.
Ford tried to shift the focus to a more promising future, saying 70% of its Ford, Lincoln and Mercury lineup would be new or significantly upgraded by 2008.
In 2006 the Illinois Pollution Control Board adopted mercury pollution standards of its own, which required all coal plants to install technologies to reduce mercury pollution by 90% or more by 2009 and 2013.
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The results suggest that 17% of stars host a planet up to 1.25 times the size of the Earth, in close orbits lasting just 85 days or fewer - much like the planet Mercury.
My silent digital monologue lead me to wonder what had happened to thermometers filled with shiny but toxic Mercury, watches (with or without hands), cameras with 8mm film, and television sets with vacuum tubes and knobs labeled horizontal hold.
It does not say who hired Mercury on behalf of TCOV, but believes that only well-heeled corporate clients or non-profits have the wherewithal to hire a firm like Mercury, a subsidiary of an NYSE-listed conglomerate called Omnicon.
Today Ford people say they oppose "badge engineering, " or, as an example, putting a Mercury name on a dolled-up Ford.
And ask them if the mercury is at bursting point at the top or if they're halfway up and things are starting to get too much.
Mercury contaminates fish and, when ingested by pregnant or nursing women, can cause neurological damage.
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Mercury only has a few good viewing times, before sunrise or shortly after sunset.
Ford does especially well in the quality category: Of 51 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury products tested by Consumer Reports, 46 of them earned average or better ratings for predicted reliability.
Anyone who eats a large quantity of bluefin over a long period would be more likely to see ill effects from mercury -- which can damage the brain and nervous systems of young or unborn children -- before facing the threat of cancer from radioactive cesium, Fisher said.
Too much mercury in one's diet from any source can cause loss of coordination, blindness or even death.
Though not a doctor or a nurse, she wore a white coat and told him that he was indeed suffering from lead and mercury poisoning.
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