STEP | ENVIROMENTAL SECTORS | |||||||
Mercury Released (kg Hg/year) | ||||||||
Air | Water | Land | By-products and impurities | General Wastes | Sector specific waste treatment/ disposal | Total | (%) | |
Step 2: Energy consumption and fuel production | 148.70 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 31.30 | 0.00 | 182.10 | 0.57 |
Step 3: Domestic production of metals and raw materials | 259.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 86.00 | 86.00 | 0.00 | 431.00 | 1.36 |
Step 4: Domestic production and processing with intentional mercury use | 0.90 | 0.40 | 8.80 | 0.00 | 8.80 | 0.90 | 19.80 | 0.06 |
Step 5: Waste treatment and recycling | 27,591.00 | 1.29 | 633.00 | 0.00 | 134.00 | 0.00 | 28,359.29 | 89.49 |
Step 6: General consumption of mercury in products, as metal mercury and as mercury containing substances | 155.00 | 672.00 | 63.00 | 49.00 | 1375.00 | 337.00 | 2651.00 | 8.37 |
Step 7: Crematoria and cemeteries | 1.00 | 0.00 | 45.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 46.10 | 0.14 |
TOTAL | 28,155.60 | 675.80 | 749.90 | 135.00 | 1635.10 | 337.10 | 31,688.29 | 100 |
Percentage (%) | 88.85 | 2.13 | 2.36 | 0.42 | 5.16 | 0.01 | 100% | N/A |