Current and future emissions of mercury in Europe

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European Conference on Coastal Zone Research an
ELOISE Approach Portoroz, Slovenia, November 14
18, 2004

• Current and future emissions of mercury in
  Europe
• Jozef Pacyna and Elisabeth G. PacynaCenter for
  Ecological EconomicsNorwegian Institute for Air
  Research, NILU, Kjeller, Norway

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Research Team

• NILU, Kjeller, Norway
• Prof. Jozef M. Pacyna
• Mrs. Elisabeth G. Pacyna
• NILU Polska, Katowice, Poland
• Dr. Damian Panasiuk
• Dr. Robert Kubica
• Institute for Ecology of Industrial
  Areas,Katowice, Poland
• Dr. Janina Fudala
• Prof. Stanislaw Hlawiczka
• Mrs. Ewa Jastrzab-Strzelecka

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Sector contributions to mercury emissions in
Europe in 2000 Total emission in Europe estimated
to 239 tonnes
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Accuracy of estimates

• The following accuracy of emission estimates can
  be assigned
• l stationary fossil fuel combustion 25 ,
• l non-ferrous metal production 30 ,
• l iron and steel production 30 ,
• l cement production 30 , and
• l waste disposal a factor of up to 5

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Spatial distribution of mercury anthropogenic
emissions in Europe in 2000
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Spatial distribution of natural mercury emission
in Europe
Spatial distribution of mercury reemission from
soil in Europe
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SCENARIOS DEFINITIONS Business As Usual (BAU) -
economic progress at a rate dependent on the
future development of industrial technologies and
emission control technologies without pressure of
new environmental law, Policy Target (POT) - all
currently agreed international conventions and
European Union directives concerning the
reduction of mercury emissions to the air and
water will be fully implemented, Deep Green
(DEG) - implementation of all solutions leading
to a maximum degree reduction of mercury
emissions and loads discharged to the environment.
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Mercury emission projection for three
scenarios according to contribution of particular
emission sources
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Mercury emission projection for three
scenarios according to contribution of particular
country groups
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Mercury emission projection for BAU scenario
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Mercury emission projection for POT scenario
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Mercury emission projection for DEG scenario
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Acknowledgements

• The presented work has beensupported financially
  by two EU projects
• MERCYMS (EVK3-2001-00141)
• and
• ESPREME