In 2010, some 294 metric tons of mercury were imported to the United States for consumption. By 2021, this amount had decreased to just two million metric tons. Mercury is mainly used in the manufacturing of electrical and electronic goods as well as industrial chemicals.
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2022). Mercury imports for consumption in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/587360/imports-of-mercury-to-the-united-states-for-consumption/
US Geological Survey. "Mercury imports for consumption in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587360/imports-of-mercury-to-the-united-states-for-consumption/
US Geological Survey. (2022). Mercury imports for consumption in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587360/imports-of-mercury-to-the-united-states-for-consumption/
US Geological Survey. "Mercury Imports for Consumption in The United States from 2010 to 2021 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587360/imports-of-mercury-to-the-united-states-for-consumption/
US Geological Survey, Mercury imports for consumption in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587360/imports-of-mercury-to-the-united-states-for-consumption/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Mercury imports for consumption in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/587360/imports-of-mercury-to-the-united-states-for-consumption/