Mercury management during decommissioning: predicting accumulation and mitigating risk of release
Luke Ellery,
Peter Crafts,
Andrew Sturgeon
et al.
Abstract:In 2021, Australia ratified the Minamata Convention on mercury, an international treaty that seeks to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds. Mercury is a highly toxic metal with damaging effects even at extremely low concentrations. Decommissioning of pipelines and topside equipment that have processed fluids containing even trace quantities of mercury may create significant hazards to personnel and the environment. This paper consid… Show more
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