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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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Unintentional emission sectors: Coal burning, ferrous- and non-ferrous (Au, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) metal production, cement production. Present day anthropogenic emissions contribute to both current and future emissions to the air. Comparison of Hg emissions in 2005 and 2010, by selected sector and region. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge.

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