Accounting for toxic emissions from the global economy : the case of cadmium

MacGillivray, Alex
Jackson, Tim

1995

J124
665.8

91-88714-00-4

This paper examines the flow of cadmium through the global economy, with the aim of quantifying emissions of cadmium into the environment as result of anthropogenic activities. First, a materials balance methodology is discussed which represents the most appropriate means of assessing cadmium emissions from a wide range of anthropogenic sources. This methodology is then applied using the best available data in order to arrive at estimated flows of cadmium...

CADMIO; GASES; CONTAMINACION; MEDIO AMBIENTE;