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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-7385-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-7385-2024
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27 Jun 2024
Research article |  | 27 Jun 2024

Global scenarios of anthropogenic mercury emissions

Flora Maria Brocza, Peter Rafaj, Robert Sander, Fabian Wagner, and Jenny Marie Jones

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To understand how atmospheric mercury levels will change in the future, we model how anthropogenic Hg releases will change following developments in human energy use and mercury use and efforts to reduce pollution and battle climate change. Overall, the findings emphasize that it will be necessary to implement targeted Hg control measures in addition to stringent climate and clean air policies to achieve significant reductions in Hg emissions.
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