Temporal and spatial analysis of anthropogenic mercury and CO emissions from municipal solid waste incineration in China: Implications for mercury and climate change mitigation.

The contribution of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) to anthropogenic mercury and CO emissions have become increasingly important over the past decade. This study developed an inventory of anthropogenic mercury emissions and CO emissions during the period of 2014-2020, of MSWI process in China using a bottom-up inventory at the plant level. Overall, national MSWI anthropogenic mercury emissions increased from 2014 to 2020 by province.