Scenarios of global mercury emissions from anthropogenic sources

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 472-479

  Rafaj, P ^a   Bertok, I ^a   Cofala, J ^a   Schopp W ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Air pollution control; Climate policy; Co benefits; Mercury emissions

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; CLIMATE POLICY; CLIMATE POLICY SCENARIOS; CO-BENEFITS; COORDINATED ACTIONS; GLOBAL MERCURY EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION; MERCURY EMISSIONS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL COMBUSTION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GREENHOUSE GASES;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COMBUSTION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BOLIVIA; CHIMA; LA PAZ [BOLIVIA];

EID: 84881101296     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.06.042     Document Type: Article

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