CCC208 ISBN 978-92-9029-528-0
October 2012
This work has been funded by the US Department of State through
their grant to ARCADIS, number S-LMAQM-11-GR-1009
Abstract
Mercury is an element of growing global concern. The United Nations Environment Programme plans
to finalise a new global legally binding instrument on mercury by 2013, to coordinate actions to
reduce emissions of mercury.
It has been well established that Asia represents not only the region contributing to greatest current
mercury emissions but also the region with the fastest growth rate. Despite this, emissions from
human activities in most countries in this region are not well characterised.
This report summarises the limited data available on mercury emissions from India, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. These countries were specifically
selected as they are areas of potentially significant growth in energy use in the near future.
Information is given on the major sources of mercury in these countries, concentrating mostly on coal
combustion and the non-ferrous metal industry. Although it is beyond the scope of this report to make
new estimates for emissions, information is provided on current fossil fuel use and industrial activity
as well as projections for these sectors to 2020 to give an indication of the general scale of these
sources and the potential for increased emissions in the future.
Some countries have established regulations or action plans on emissions and these are summarised
where possible. Recommendations are then made for potential actions which could be taken in each
country to encourage action and achieve economic reduction in mercury emissions.
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