Mercury - Time to Act
Global mercury consumption in 2005
1,900 Mercury consumption (tonnes)
1,800
Dental amalgam
1,700
Measurement and control devices
1,600
Chlor-alkali industry
1,500
1,400
Fluorescent lighting
1,300
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining
1,200
Batteries
1,100
Electrical and electronic devices
1,000
Vinyl chloride monomer
900
Other
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
East and Southeast Asia
South Asia
European Union (EU25)
CIS and other European countries
Middle Eastern States
North Africa
Sub- Saharan Africa
North America
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
Source: Adapted from UNEP, Global Mercury Assessment 2013: Sources, Emissions, Releases and Environmental Transport, 2013. Designed by Zoï Environment Network / GRID-Arendal, December 2012.
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