China has implemented retrofitting measures in coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) to reduce
air pollution through small unit shutdown, the installation of air pollution control devices
(APCDs), and power generation efficiency improvement. The reductions in highly toxic Hg
emissions and their related health impacts by these measures remain poorly understood.
Here, we evaluated the health benefits of reduced Hg emissions via retrofitting measures
during China's 12 th Five-Year Plan (2011–2015) by combining plant-level Hg emission …