Mercury: The Need for a Reappraisal of Its Releases and Fate

摘要

1. Combustion sources 1.1 Coal 1.2 Fuel oil (gasoline, diesel, kerosene, and residual oil) 1.3 Biofuels 1.4 Grassland/Savanna/Forest fires 1.5 Agricultural residue/Household waste burning 1.6 Coal mines spontaneous burning 2. Non-combustion sources (feedstock emissions only) 2.1 Mercury mining 2.2 Battery/Fluorescent lamp production 2.3 Cement production 2.4 Iron and steel production 2.5 Caustic soda (chlor-alkali) production 2.6 Nonferrous metals smelting (zinc, copper, gold, and lead) 2.7 Artisanal gold mining (ASGM).