Current situation of mercury emissions worldwide
Mercury is a heavy metal with silver light, mercury is a metallic element known to be liquid at room temperature. Mercury is used in thermometers, manometers and other scientific devices. Mercury is mainly obtained by de-mineralization method.
Manual and small-scale gold mining is a major source of mercury emissions in South America and sub-Saharan Africa, as mercury is often used to extract gold.
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