Environmental Project, 926 – Mass Flow Analyses of Mercury 2001

Mass Flow Analyses of Mercury 2001

Foreword

The overall goal of this mass flow analysis is to update our present knowledge of the use, consumption and dispersal of mercury in Denmark. The previous mass flow analysis of mercury covered the period 1992-1993.

This project was financed by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Danish EPA) and has been observed by an observation group consisting of:

Henri Heron, Danish EPA (chairman)
Poul Erik Andersen, National Working Environment Authority
Mette Herget, HTS (Danish Chamber of Commerce)
Henning Fokdal, Confederation of Danish Industries
Carsten Lassen, COWI.

During the course of this mass flow analysis, information was obtained from trade organisations, manufacturers, importers, the Department of Data on Chemical Products, know-how centres and public institutions, without whose obliging efforts this investigation could not have been conducted.

This mass flow analysis was conducted during the period April 2002 to the beginning of 2003. This report was prepared by a working group, which consisted of Susanne Skårup, Claus Lübeck Christensen, Susan Heilemann Jensen and Jakob Maag, COWI.