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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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Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry. Contaminated sites, including old mines, landfills, and waste disposal locations, release 8 - 33 tonnes per year. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge. Global anthropogenic mercury emissions from industrial sources may be rising.

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