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T1 National inventory of mercury release into different phase media estimated by UNEP Toolkit in South Korea
A2 Seo, Yong–Chil
A2 Kim, Jeong–Hun
A2 Hong, Ji–Hyung
A2 Park, Jung–Min
K1 mercury
K1 air
K1 water
K1 land
YR 2007
FD 2007
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/11471
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/11471
NO This paper summarizes the national inventory of mercury release into all media (air, water, land, impurity in products,general wastes and sector specific disposal) from South Korea, using UNEP mercury Toolkit. Total mercury input andrelease, distribution into different media, major contributors by source categories are discussed. The total quantifiedmercury release into different phase media was 284.0 t/y and 281.3 t/y in Level 1 and 2 estimation, respectively.Mercury release from primary metal production, waste incineration, extraction and use of fuels/energy sources weredominant. The replacement of output distribution factors in the Toolkit by real data from mass balance study in theanthropogenic sources resulted decrease in the share of mercury emission into air from 20.6% to 9.6%. Comparison ofmercury releases into the atmosphere estimated by the Toolkit Level 2 with real distribution factors data and ourearlier estimation with measurements in the selected industries showed only a little discrepancy, with reasonablevariation. These differences are due to the use of efficient process technology and air pollution control devices. Sincemost mercury is released in waste and by-products, recovery and safe storage issues are to be emphasized in the futurestudies.
NO https://www.unep.org/chemicalsandwaste/Portals/9/Mercury/A_Inventories/SOUTH%20KOREA%20Mercury%20Inventory%20Report.pdf
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RD Sep 17, 2026