A report from the Mercury Air Transport and Fate Research partnership area to contribute to the UNEP Global Mercury Atmospheric Assessment (2008) and focused on sources of atmospheric mercury emissions, spatial coverage ...

First draft

The objective of the present report is to analyze the life cycle of mercury in the oil and natural gas value chains and understand how this heavy metal, naturally present in oil and natural gas, may be released to the ...

Recognizing the non-ferrous metals sector was estimated to be a major source of mercury emissions and releases, the Partnership Advisory Group (PAG) decided at its tenth meeting (Geneva, 23 November 2019) to initiate work ...

The Partnership Advisory Group decided at its tenth meeting (Geneva, 23 November 2019) to initiate work on mercury from oil and gas, which it had identified as a cross-cutting topic amongst several Partnership areas. In ...

The report aims to elucidate the fate of mercury within commercial smelters and refiners; estimate the magnitude of potential emissions and releases from the production of non-ferrous metals; and illustrate various ...

The report, aims to present a compilation of available knowledge on the life cycle of mercury in crude oil and natural gas, to better understand the behaviour and emission and release pathways of mercury, particularly ...