Assessment of Mercury Releases from the Russian Federation

Enterprise Annual capacity on mercury chlorine. t
-
Sea basin Brine Mercury consumption.
g/t
Losses with products.
g/t
Discharge via waste water g/t Emission to the atmosphere Total emissions, discharges, losses
g/t
Mercury in wastes Difference to balance
Process exhaust
g/t
Cellroom
g/t
Total
g/t
Disposed off
g/t
Awaiting recovery
t
Awaiting disposal
t
Awaiting decision t Temporarily stored
g/t
F/1 18,040 Atlantic ocean R 22.062 0.105 0.084 0.101 1.341 1.442 1.631   0.125 0.206   18.320 2.111
F/2 72,000 -"- R 59.750 0.111 0.111 0.016 1.408 1.424 1.646 36.560 -0.442 1.600   16.083 5.461
F/3 240,900 Mediterranean sea R 9.651 0.100 0.003 0.430 0.870 1.300 1.403 5.380     0.537 2.231 0.638
F/4 170,070 -•- R 8.002 0.041 0.143 0.228 0.880 1.108 1.292 0.215 0.027 0.133   0.942 5.553
F/5 22,500 Atlantic ocean R 16.844 0.303 0.001 0.032 1.100 1.132 1.436 3.100   0.164   7.289 5.020
F/6 166,000 Mediterranean sea R 9.801 0.049 0.092   0.776 0.776 0.917 0.094         8.790
F/7 184,300 -''- R 20.100 0.030 0.080   1.210 1.210 1.320 0.190         18.890
Kirovochepetsk 60,300 Arctic ocean   251.000 0.510 0.002 (0.193) 0.048 2.390 2.438 (2.245) 2.950 247.766         0.284
Volgograd 121,500 Caspian basin   52.400 0.658 0.007
(0.155)
0.013 3.185 3.198 (3.050) 6.551 0.629       10.858 37.119
Sterlimatak 110,800 Caspian basin   41.753 0.201 0.013 0.000 3.980 3.980 4.194 0.059 8.200       37.500
Sayansk 114,500 Arctic ocean   582.342 0.660 No data 0.001 1.959 1.960 í/ì 2.620 188.543         391.830

 



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