This statistic shows the amount of mercury emissions attributable to the manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016, in metric tons emitted. Mercury emissions have decreased over the period, falling from 19 metric tons in 1990 to 1.5 metric tons of mercury emitted in 2016.
Mercury emissions from the manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 12, 2018). Mercury emissions from the manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/490052/mercury-emissions-from-the-manufacturing-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Mercury emissions from the manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons)." Chart. July 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490052/mercury-emissions-from-the-manufacturing-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2018). Mercury emissions from the manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490052/mercury-emissions-from-the-manufacturing-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Mercury Emissions from The Manufacturing Industry in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2016 (Weight in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490052/mercury-emissions-from-the-manufacturing-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Mercury emissions from the manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490052/mercury-emissions-from-the-manufacturing-industry-uk/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Mercury emissions from the manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/490052/mercury-emissions-from-the-manufacturing-industry-uk/