Geospatially distributed (gridded) global mercury emissions to air from anthropogenic sources in 2015

Mercury emissions to air from anthropogenic sources in 2015, globally gridded (0.25 by 0.25 degrees in both kg per grid cell and g per km2), with component data for three mercury species classes (Hg0, Hg(II) and particulate bound HgP) and for three emission height classes (0-50, 50-150 and >150m) in four emission sector groups: energy production (POWERGEN), industrial sectors (INDS), waste from intentional use (INTWASTE) and artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).

Work performed by a joint AMAP/UNEP expert group as part of the (UN-Environment) Global Mercury Assessment (GMA) 2018 included the preparation of a global inventory of mercury emissions to air from anthropogenic sources in 2015 (AMAP/UN-Environment, 2019). This inventory was geospatially distributed by Steenhuisen and Wilson (2019) for use by, e.g., modelling groups. Methods employed to the produce the inventory and conduct the geospatial distribution are detailed in the related publications.