Publications
National Mercury Assessment – An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Norwegian Mercury Regulations and Policies
Report
- Year of publication
- 2022
- Contributors
- Hans Fredrik Veiteberg Braaten, Katrine Aspmo Pfaffhuber, Heli Anna Irmeli Routti, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Michael Bank, Oleg Travnikov, Caroline Enge, Cathrine Brecke Gundersen, Sabine Eckhardt, Kjetil Tørseth, Kristine Vejrup, Anne Lise Brantsæter
Cathrine Brecke Gundersen
Hans Fredrik V Braaten
Caroline Enge
Summary
The National Mercury (Hg) Assessment in Norway evaluates the connections among: (a) national, regional and global Hg policies and regulations, (b) emissions, releases, uses and exposure pathways of Hg, and (c) concentrations of Hg in the environment, biota, and humans, measured during 2000-2020. Our findings suggest that the key changes of Hg in humans and the environment are highly dependent on the quality of the datasets, yet connections both to national and regional sources, as well as climate related drivers could be made for some data sets.