SECMERPOL

Title: Study on the socio-economic costs of continuing the status-quo of mercury pollution

Project manager: D. Panasiuk

Ordered by: NILU

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Summary

In framework of SECMERPOL project NILU Polska participated in preparation of draft for GLOCBA report. Discussion with NILU team on assumptions of Status Quo scenario for global mercury pollution was first step of works. Correction of NILU calculation of global mercury emission for year 2005 and review of data on share of pollution control investments in total costs of electricity production in coal-fired plants were next steps of works.

Reports

  • Pacyna J.M., Sundseth K., Pacyna E.G., Munthe J., Belhaj M., Astrom S., Panasiuk D., Głodek A., Socio-economic costs of continuing the status-quo of mercury pollution. GLOCBA-SE Report Final Draft, Nordic Council of Ministers, TemaNord 2008:580, Copenhagen 2008, available on page,