Tracking mercury emission flows in the global supply chains: A multi-regional input-output analysis

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 1470-1492

  Li, J S ^a   Chen, B ^b   Chen, G Q ^b   Wei, W D ^c   Wang, X B ^d   Ge, J P ^e,f   Dong, K Q ^g   Xia, H H ^g   Xia, X H ^h  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF SOFTWARE   (China)

^e CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^f China University of Geosciences Beijing)   (China)

^g China Science and Technology Exchange Center   (China)

^h RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Global mercury emissions; Global supply chains; Multi regional input output analysis; Non ferrous metals

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; METALLURGY; METALS; NONFERROUS METALS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ANTHROPOGENIC MERCURY EMISSIONS; EMERGING ECONOMIES; GLOBAL ECONOMIES; GLOBAL MERCURY EMISSIONS; GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN; GOLD PRODUCTION; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; MERCURY EMISSIONS;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 84994747520     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.002     Document Type: Article

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