Global Mercury Assessment 2018

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Global Mercury Assessment 2018

G
lobal Mercury Assessment 2018 was conducted by an international team of experts convened through a collaboration between UN Environment and the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP).

38%
Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASGM) ( 837,658 KG )
21%
Stationary Combustion of Coal ( 473,777 KG )
15%
Nonferrous Metals Production ( 326,657 KG )
10%
Cement Production ( 233,168 KG )
6%
Waste from Products ( 146,938 KG )
3%
Vinyl Chlorine Monomer ( 58,268 KG )
2%
Biomass Burning ( 51,860 KG )
2%
Ferrous Metals Production ( 39,903 KG )
1%
Chlor-alkali Production ( 15,146 KG )
1%
Waste Incineration ( 14,944 KG )
1%
Oil Refining ( 14,377 KG )
0%
Stationary Combustion of Oil and Gas ( 7,130 KG )
0%
Cremation ( 3,768 KG )