Managing mercury in the great lakes: An analytical review of abatement policies

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-92

  Mohapatra, Satya P ^a   Nikolova, Iana ^a   Mitchell, Anne ^a  

^a Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy   (Canada)

Author keywords

Great lakes; Mercury; Pollution

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL FIRED POWER PLANT; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAKES; WASTE INCINERATION;

ANALYTICAL REVIEWS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; COMBUSTION OF COAL; CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERNS; GREAT LAKES; GREAT LAKES BASIN; HUMAN HEALTH; LAKE AREAS; MERCURY; TOXIC METALS;

DENTAL AMALGAMS;

COAL; DENTAL ALLOY; LAKE WATER; MERCURY;

ABATEMENT COST; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; EMISSION; INCINERATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMBUSTION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; INCINERATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAKE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NORTH AMERICA; POLICY; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

GREAT LAKES BASIN; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33846142843     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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