UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Study Report on Mercury from Non-Ferrous Metals Mining and Smelting

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorGlobal Mercury Partnership
dc.contributor.organizationEconomy Division
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-13T13:18:38Z
dc.date.available2022-07-13T13:18:38Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionThe report aims to elucidate the fate of mercury within commercial smelters and refiners; estimate the magnitude of potential emissions and releases from the production of non-ferrous metals; and illustrate various technologies for controlling them. It has been compiled from expert consultations, and open access sources of information to present a critical review of existing knowledge and information gaps concerning mercury from the non-ferrous sector, showcase the different reduction methods, and provide relevant suggestions for further work including capacity development. Non-ferrous metals are all metals apart from iron. The emphasis in this report is on copper, lead, zinc and industrial gold, which all present a potential risk of significant emissions and releases of mercury and are included in the Minamata Convention on Mercury as a point source category of emissions. It does not include consideration of the primary mining of mercury, nor the use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).en
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/globalmercurypartnership
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40356
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number72 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectmercury
dc.subjectnon-ferrous metal
dc.subjectmining
dc.subjectsmelting
dc.subjectinternational agreement
dc.subjectgold
dc.subjectzinc
dc.titleUNEP Global Mercury Partnership Study Report on Mercury from Non-Ferrous Metals Mining and Smeltingen
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