Mercury from Non-ferrous Metals Mining and Smelting - UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Study Report

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United Nations Environment Programme Global Mercury Partnership
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RT Generic T1 Mercury from Non-ferrous Metals Mining and Smelting - UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Study Report A1 United Nations Environment Programme Global Mercury Partnership YR 2021 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/40356 PB AB TY - GEN T1 - Mercury from Non-ferrous Metals Mining and Smelting - UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Study Report AU - United Nations Environment Programme Global Mercury Partnership Y1 - 2021 UR - https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/40356 PB - AB - @misc{20.500.11822_40356 author = {United Nations Environment Programme Global Mercury Partnership}, title = {Mercury from Non-ferrous Metals Mining and Smelting - UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Study Report}, year = {2021}, abstract = {}, url = {https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/40356} } @misc{20.500.11822_40356 author = {United Nations Environment Programme Global Mercury Partnership}, title = {Mercury from Non-ferrous Metals Mining and Smelting - UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Study Report}, year = {2021}, abstract = {}, url = {https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/40356} } TY - GEN T1 - Mercury from Non-ferrous Metals Mining and Smelting - UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Study Report AU - United Nations Environment Programme Global Mercury Partnership UR - https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/40356 PB - AB -View/Open
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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 technologies for controlling them. It has been compiled from expert consultations, and open access sources of information to present a critical review of existing knowledge and information gaps concerning mercury from the non-ferrous sector, showcase the different reduction methods, and provide relevant suggestions for further work including capacity development. Non-ferrous metals are all metals apart from iron. The emphasis in this report is on copper, lead, zinc and industrial gold, which all present a potential risk of significant emissions and releases of mercury and are included in the Minamata Convention on Mercury as a point source category of emissions. It does not include consideration of the primary mining of mercury, nor the use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).
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