Arctic Mercury Releases Inventory

Arctic Mercury Releases Inventory

Colophon

Title:
Arctic Mercury Releases Inventory

Subtitle
Reduction of Atmospheric Mercury Releases from Arctic States

Key Subjects:
mercury, releases, arctic

Key Subjects in Danish:
kviksølv, udslip, arktis

Abstract:
This inventory summarizes and discusses current releases, usage and disposal of mercury within the eight Arctic countries. Futhermore, legislation and technical measures that are in use or could be considered to reduce mercury releases are considered. The assessment is based on nationally reported information on mercury releases. The main release sources were confirmed to be coal combustion, non-ferrous metal production (gold, copper, nickel, zinc, lead, etc.), incineration of municipal and medical wastes, and the chlor-alkali industry. Atmospheric releases of mercury per inhabitant are lowest in Sweden, Finland and Norway; intermediate in Canada, Denmark and the Russian Federation, and highest in the United States.

Abstract in Danish:
Denne opgørelse sammenfatter og diskuterer udslip, anvendelser og bortskaffelsesmængder af kviksølv i de otte arktiske lande. Desuden diskuteres regulering og tekniske foranstaltninger til reduktion af kviksølvudslip, som allerede anvendes eller kunne overvejes at tages i anvendelse. Opgørelsen er baseret på information rapporteret fra de enkelte lande. De væsentligste kilder til udslip var kulbaseret energiproduktion, primær metaludvinding (guld, kobber, nikkel, zinc, bly etc.), forbrænding af husholdningsaffald og medicinsk affald samt klor-alkali industri. De atmosfæriske udledninger pr. indbygger er lavest i Sverige, Finland og Norge; lidt større i Canada, Danmark og Rusland, og højst i USA.

Notes:
The Danish EPA has - on behalf of the Arctic Council Action Program initiative - published the reports: "Arctic Mercury Releases Inventory" and "Assessment of Mercury Releases form the Russian Federation"

Publisher:
Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Performing organization(s):
Danish EPA in cooperation with the Arctic Countries

Copyright:
Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Creators:
Arctic Council Action Plan (ACAP)

Contributor:
Schultz Grafisk (web)

Language:
eng

URL:
http://www.mst.dk/

ISBN nr. Elektronic version:
87-7614-515-8

ISBN nr. Printed version:
87-7614-516-6

Version:
1.0

Version/edition:
2005-02-03

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