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MERCURY – TIME TO ACT
Large predatory fish
Mercury diffusion, deposition
and suspension
Micro-organisms
Waste
incineration
and cremation
Biomagnification
Contamined surface
water evaporation
Artisanal and
small-scale
gold mining
Landfill
Chlor-alkali plant
Cement plant
Non-ferrous
metal plant
Vinyl chloride
monomer plant
Urban
sewage
system
Howmercury can enter our environment
Sources: adapted from UNEP, Mercury Awareness Raising Package, accessed on line in September 2012
(http://www.unep.org/hazardoussubstances);
Institute for Agruculture andTrade Policy, High fructose corn syrup's not-so-sweet surprise: mercury!, 2009.
Designed by Zoï Environment Network / GRID-Arendal, December 2012
Coal-fired
power plant
Soil contamination
Mercury is released
into streams and
water bodies
Deposition from
atmosphere
Leakage into
groundwater
Leakage in
groundwater and
water bodies