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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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UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007. Owing to their larger volumes, intermediate and deep ocean waters below 100 metres actually store much larger tonnages of anthropogenic mercury than surface waters. Global anthropogenic mercury emissions from industrial sources may be rising.

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