Mercury Use in Products and Industrial Processes
Mercury Pollution from Chlor alkali Production ¾Mercury cell process accounts for large fraction of overall mercury use worldwide(~25%) ¾Process used in many developing countries ¾Mercury emissions estimates from g to 3 g/tonne chlorine, depending on estimate (OIT,2000) ¾In India, losses are much higher: 146 g/tonne caustic (CSE, 2002)