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Anthropogenic mercury emission in Europe

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Preliminary estimates of Hg emissions from anthropogenic sources in Europe have been prepared to meet the request of air pollution transport modeling. Major emphasis was placed on four source categories: 1) combustion of fossil fuels, 2) non-ferrous metal production, 3) waste related sources, and 4) chlor-alkali production. Three chemical species: elemental, bivalent and particulate Hg were considered in these estimates. The emission estimates were spatially distributed within the EMEP grid of 150 km × 150 km for the year 1982.

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  1. ILU, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O.Box 64, N - 20011, Lillestrom, Norway

    J. M. Pacyna

  2. DORNIER GmbH, P.O.Box 1420, D-7990, Friedrichshafen, Germany

    Jörg Münch

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Pacyna, J.M., Münch, J. Anthropogenic mercury emission in Europe. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 56, 51–61 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00342260

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