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Posted: 2006-07-19 18:48
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A professor is claiming in a forthcoming paper that incorrect disposal of rechargeable batteries is one of the factors in an increase in autism in the UK.

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"Think of iPod batteries, computers, television sets and mobile phones - thousands of them tossed aside without any thought to their proper disposal, " says the molecular biologist in a recent interview. "If they are buried in landfill, the mercury in the batteries leaks out when it rains, and if they are burned it goes straight up into the atmosphere."

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