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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