Fig.2 Gap between ASGM Hg input and apparent Hg consumption for each country from 2010 to 2018 (in tonnes) (IMAGE)

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Fig.2 Gap between ASGM Hg input and apparent Hg consumption for each country from 2010 to 2018 (in tonnes)

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Countries are ranked in descending order in terms of the median gap value for each region. In addition to the median value, dots around the box plot for each country show the difference between ASGM Hg input and apparent Hg consumption in each year.

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Yingchao Cheng, Kenichi Nakajima, Keisuke Nansai, Jacopo Seccatore, Marcello M. Veiga, Masaki Takaoka, Examining the inconsistency of mercury flow in post-Minamata Convention global trade concerning artisanal and small-scale gold mining activity, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 185, 2022, 106461, ISSN 0921-3449, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106461.

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