GEMET
General
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Environmental
Thesaurus
Quecksilberverseuchung
Definition

The presence and release into the air, water and soil of mercury, a naturally occurring heavy metal element, by both natural occurrences such as vaporization and human activities such as burning coal, mining and smelting.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/5155