Development and application of an updated geospatial distribution model for gridding 2015 global mercury emissions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.05.003
Abstract: Abstract Mercury is a global pollutant that poses threats to ecosystems and to human health. Due to its global transport, mercury contamination is found in regions of the Earth that are remote from major emissions… read more here.
Keywords: development; emission; mercury emissions; point ... See more keywords
Characterization of input materials to provide an estimate of mercury emissions related to China's cement industry
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.118133
Abstract: Abstract In the cement production process, in addition to conventional pollutants (such as particulate matter, NOX and SO2), heavy metal pollutants including mercury are also emitted. Globally, the cement industry is one of the most… read more here.
Keywords: cement industry; cement; mercury emissions; china cement ... See more keywords
Tracking mercury emission flows in the global supply chains: A multi-regional input-output analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.002
Abstract: Abstract Mercury emissions from nonferrous metal production have overtaken that from energy consumption as the leading contributor of global anthropogenic mercury emissions. Though Minamata Convention has put restrictions on import or export of mercury-added products,… read more here.
Keywords: production; mercury emissions; supply chains; mercury ... See more keywords
Mercury emissions and partitioning from Indian coal-fired power plants.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.06.035
Abstract: In India coal combustion is the single largest source of emission of mercury which is a wide-spread persistent global toxicant, travelling across international borders through air and water. As a party to the Minamata convention,… read more here.
Keywords: power plants; coal fired; mercury emissions; coal ... See more keywords
The growing importance of waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration in China's anthropogenic mercury emissions: Emission inventories and reduction strategies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2018.08.026
Abstract: Abstract Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration has been increasingly adopted for municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal in China, which already accounts for nearly 40% of the global installed capacity and electricity generation from WTE. This review identifies… read more here.
Keywords: waste; wte incineration; mercury emissions; mercury ... See more keywords
Major sources of mercury emissions to the atmosphere: The U.S. case.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.12.008
Abstract: In 1989, the two major sources of mercury emissions to the atmosphere in the U.S. were coal-fired power plants (80 tons Hg) and waste to energy power plants (82 tons Hg). This paper examines what… read more here.
Keywords: power plants; mercury emissions; sources mercury; major sources ... See more keywords
Global health effects of future atmospheric mercury emissions
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23391-7
Abstract: Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that poses health risks to the global population. Anthropogenic mercury emissions to the atmosphere are projected to decrease in the future due to enhanced policy efforts such as the Minamata… read more here.
Keywords: future atmospheric; mercury emissions; effects future; health ... See more keywords
A proposed global metric to aid mercury pollution policy
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aar8256
Abstract: The Minamata Convention needs policy-relevant insight The Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force in August 2017, committing its currently 92 parties to take action to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions… read more here.
Keywords: policy; convention; mercury emissions; global metric ... See more keywords
Research on Waste Combustion in the Aspect of Mercury Emissions
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DOI: 10.3390/ma16083213
Abstract: The topic of waste combustion/co-combustion is critical, given the increasingly restrictive legal regulations regarding its environmental aspects. In this paper, the authors present the test results of selected fuels of different compositions: hard coal, coal… read more here.
Keywords: waste; waste combustion; combustion; mercury emissions ... See more keywords