Where is mercury deposition coming from?
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Discussions about eforts to regulate mercury emissions are spurred by dubieties about the participation of various natural and synthetic emission sources. While there is insufficient knowledge about where mercury settles in the environment, the origin of deposited mercury, or source attribution, is hard to quantify, and this is compounded by the fact that not all emissions result from human activity. There are current initiatives to bridge information gaps and resolve such dubieties, including development and validation of technology required for dependable measurement of individual mercury species, the institution of of area-wide geographic networks for monitoring mercury deposition nationwide, and the procurement of preliminary data regarding deposition trends.
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Discussions about efforts to regulate mercury emissions are spurred by dubieties on roles of natural/synthetic emission sources
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1998
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Potential environmental impacts of future halocarbon emissions
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Halocarbons are environmental pollutants that cause ozone layer depletion. An analysis of future halocarbon production and emissions and their environmental impacts using a simple integrated assessment model shows that continued production of halocarbons will result in increased ozone depletion, that, in turn, will cause climatic changes. An increase in the rate of halocarbon production can also eliminate the possibility of removing the ozone hole.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1996
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