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T1 Latest Draft Study Report on Mercury from Oil and Gas for Consideration by the Global Mercury Partnership AdvisoryGroup at its Twelfth Meeting
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Global Mercury Partnership, 
K1 mercury
K1 natural gas
K1 oil and gas industry
K1 crude oil
K1 wastewater
K1 solid waste management
YR 2022
FD 2022-03
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/38902
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/38902
NO The objective of the present report is to analyze the life cycle of mercury in the oil and natural gas value chains and understand how this heavy metal, naturally present in oil and natural gas, may be released to the environment at different stages of the process (including the decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure), and increase mercury concentrations in the environment,presenting therefore risks to human health and ecosystems.It also aims at identifying and analyzing the management of waste from the sector, in terms of quantities produced, potential mercury emissions from the treatment phase, disposal, and where applicable, impacts of mercury recovery and reuse in the market.
NO https://www.unep.org/globalmercurypartnership/
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 20, 2026