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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MERCURY – TIME TO ACT
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