| |
|
Reported releases to (Best estimates): |
|
| |
Inputs
to bios-
phere: |
Air |
Water |
Soil |
Muni-
cipal
waste |
Haz
/Med
waste |
Sector
waste
deposit*1 |
Waste
water
system |
By-
pro-
ducts |
Sum, rep.
Releases |
| Mobilisation of mercury impurities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Large coal combustion plants |
|
2.039 |
0.001 |
0.687 |
|
|
|
|
|
2.727 |
| Other coal combustion and use |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Extraction and use of oil, gas and biofuels |
|
0.7 |
0.003 |
0.008 |
|
|
|
|
|
0.71 |
| Primary extraction and processing of zinc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Primary extraction and processing of copper |
|
0.001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.001 |
| Primary extraction and processing of lead |
|
0.076 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.076 |
| Primary extraction and processing of gold (except
amalgamation process) |
|
0.009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.009 |
| Primary extraction and processing of other metals |
|
0.313 |
0.004 |
0.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
0.547 |
| Co-production of several non-ferrous metals |
|
1.858 |
0.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.888 |
| Cement production |
|
0.313 |
|
0.008 |
|
|
|
|
|
0.32 |
| Other primary extraction and processing of materials |
0 |
0.435 |
0.023 |
0.146 |
|
|
|
|
|
0.604 |
| Sub-sum, mobilisation of mercury impurities |
0.0 |
5.74 |
0.061 |
1.079 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
6.9 |
| Intentional mercury use |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chlor-alkali production with mercury technology |
|
0.068 |
0.00216 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.07016 |
| Dental amalgam fillings |
|
0.028 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR |
0.0 |
| Batteries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR |
0.00 |
| Thermometers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR |
0 |
| Manometers, blood pressure gauges and education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR |
0 |
| Switches, relays and contacts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR |
0 |
| Light sources |
|
0.442 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR |
0.44 |
| Other products and processes |
0 |
0.056 |
0.001 |
|
|
|
|
|
NR |
0.06 |
| Sub-sum, intentional mercury use |
0.0 |
0.59 |
0.003 |
0.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.6 |
| Waste treatment and waste water systems |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Incineration of general/municipal waste |
NR |
0.327 |
0.006 |
0.049 |
|
|
|
|
NR |
0.4 |
| Incineration of hazardous/medical waste |
NR |
1.129 |
|
1.7257 |
|
|
|
|
NR |
2.8547 |
| Landfills/deposits |
NR |
0.009 |
|
|
|
|
NR |
|
NR |
0.0 |
| Waste water systems |
NR |
0.231 |
0.162 |
|
|
|
|
NR |
NR |
0.39 |
| Recycling of mercury |
NR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Recycling of other materials |
NR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0 |
| Other waste treatment |
NR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Sub-sum, waste treatment and waste water
systems*2 |
|
1.70 |
0.17 |
1.77 |
0.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.000 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
*Notes to table 3-10: *1: Sector specific waste deposits is an "other controlled deposition" category,
including for example special deposits for coal combustion residues in some countries and industry's own deposits (subject to authorities control). *2: Note that double counting can not be ruled out in overall
sums for waste treatment - depends on national practices and how data were reported in questionnaire responses. Therefore, these sums were not included in the table.