Mercury - Time to Act

Howmercury can enter our environment

Chlor-alkali plant Cement plant Vinyl chloride monomer plant

Coal-fired power plant

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining

Deposition from atmosphere

Non-ferrous metal plant

Waste incineration and cremation

Mercury is released into streams and water bodies

Soil contamination

Landfill

Leakage into groundwater

Mercury diffusion, deposition and suspension

Urban sewage system

Contamined surface water evaporation

Biomagnification

Leakage in groundwater and water bodies

Large predatory fish

Micro-organisms

Sources: adapted from UNEP, Mercury Awareness Raising Package, accessed on line in September 2012 (http://www.unep.org/hazardoussubstances); Institute for Agruculture andTrade Policy, High fructose corn syrup's not-so-sweet surprise: mercury!, 2009. Designed by Zoï Environment Network / GRID-Arendal, December 2012

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