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Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

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Comparison of Hg emissions in 2005 and 2010, by selected sector and region. Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry. Apart from contaminated sites, the mercury pollution detected today is often found in locations very far away from its original source.

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