Mercury: The good, the bad, and the export ban

Resources Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 195-204

  Balistreri, Edward J ^a   Worley, Christopher M ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Mercury market minimization act; Mercury policy; Mercury trade

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MERCURY EXPORT; MERCURY MARKET MINIMIZATION ACT; MERCURY POLICY; MERCURY TRADE; TOXIC RELEASE;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

MERCURY (METAL);

COMMODITY MARKET; EXPORT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 70349795970     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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