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Abstract
The upper limit of the quantity of mercury released by weathering processes is approximately 230 metric tons per year. The quantity of mercury released by burning of coal is estimated to be of the order of 3000 tons per year, a quantity comparable to that emitted as waste from industrial processes.Entities:
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Year: 1971 PMID: 5103319 DOI: 10.1126/science.172.3987.1027
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728