Laying Waste to Mercury: Inexpensive Sorbents Made from Sulfur and Recycled Cooking Oils
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Laying Waste to Mercury: Inexpensive Sorbents Made from Sulfur and Recycled Cooking Oils
Mercury pollution threatens the environment and human health across the globe. This neurotoxic substance is encountered in artisanal gold mining, coal combustion, oil and gas refining, waste incineration, chloralkali plant operation, metallurgy, and areas of agriculture in which mercury-rich fungicides are used. Thousands of tonnes of mercury are emitted annually through these activities. With ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Chemistry – A European Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0947-6539,1521-3765
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702871