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Materials Flow of Mercury in the United States.

PB95109609

Publication Date	1994
Personal Author	Jasinski, S. M.
Page Count	42
Abstract	The report describes the materials flow of mercury in the United States. It examines the mining and production of mercury and the manufacturing, uses, and ultimate disposal of mercury. Materials flowcharts were prepared for 1989 and 1990. An effort was made to include estimates for all major anthropogenic sources including fossil fuel combustion, waste incineration, and nonferrous metal mining operations. Mining and mineral processing released about 100 mt/yr of mercury to the environment in both 1989 and 1990. The combustion of fossil fuels released 175 mt/yr in the same years. The manufacturing, use and disposal of products containing mercury accounted for the release of 1,037 mt of mercury in 1989 and 938 mt in 1990.
Keywords	Mercury Mineral economics Flowcharts Recycling Solid wastes Point sources Chloralkali plants Environmental legislation
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries 68 - Environmental Pollution & Control 41 - Manufacturing Technology
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC. Div. of Mineral Commodities.
Supplemental Notes	Library of Congress catalog card no. 94-20772.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular/1994.
NTIS Issue Number	199501

Materials Flow of Mercury in the United States.

Materials Flow of Mercury in the United States.
PB95109609

Publication Date	1994
Personal Author	Jasinski, S. M.
Page Count	42
Abstract	The report describes the materials flow of mercury in the United States. It examines the mining and production of mercury and the manufacturing, uses, and ultimate disposal of mercury. Materials flowcharts were prepared for 1989 and 1990. An effort was made to include estimates for all major anthropogenic sources including fossil fuel combustion, waste incineration, and nonferrous metal mining operations. Mining and mineral processing released about 100 mt/yr of mercury to the environment in both 1989 and 1990. The combustion of fossil fuels released 175 mt/yr in the same years. The manufacturing, use and disposal of products containing mercury accounted for the release of 1,037 mt of mercury in 1989 and 938 mt in 1990.
Keywords	Mercury Mineral economics Flowcharts Recycling Solid wastes Point sources Chloralkali plants Environmental legislation
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries 68 - Environmental Pollution & Control 41 - Manufacturing Technology
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC. Div. of Mineral Commodities.
Supplemental Notes	Library of Congress catalog card no. 94-20772.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular/1994.
NTIS Issue Number	199501