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This study aims to conduct an inventory of mercury emissions from selected coal-fired power plants in Thailand.

The present compendium of data profiles for chemicals for the evaluation of their hazards to the environment of the Mediterranean Sea is a first attempt by the International...

This reference method describes the determination of total mercury in biological material by atomic absorption spectrophotometry after the organic matter has been decmposed by...

The Minamata Convention on Mercury mandates that mercury waste be managed in an environmentally sound manner, taking into account the guidelines developed under the Basel...

This report provides basic information on the Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean.

The present report examines new information and scientific perspectives on the open oceans that have emerged in the 5 year period since GESAMP first addressed this topic. Not...

Dental Amalgam and its Impact on the Environment Flyer for National dental Association

Dental Amalgam and its Impact on the Environment Flyer for Dentists

A guide for managing mercury waste at household and community level Brochure

Mercury is toxic for humans, and the toxic effects of different forms of mercury have been extensively studied. Human biomonitoring is recognized as the most effective tool for...

A guide for managing mercury waste at household and community level Brochure

This report details the technical background to the Global Mercury Assessment 2018 that has been developed in response to a decision at the twenty-seventh session of the...

Data profiles of chemicals provide the information necessary to evaluate the potential hazards posed by chemicals to the health of man and his environment, or indicate the...

There has been a dramatic increase in the use of chemicals in recent years, many of them new compounds and mixtures whose toxicological properties have not previously been...

This report discusses the challenges and solution encountered by countries developing National Action Plan for artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). The report builds on...

This document has been developed to provide an overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury. It is not intended to interpret nor to substitute...

In almost all developing countries, meanwhile, urban air pollution is worsening. Rapidly growing cities, more traffic on roads, use of dirtier fuels, reliance on outdated...

Global Mercury Modelling: Update of Modelling Results in the Global Mercury Assessment 2013

Leaflet of '3R International and SWAPI Meeting'

This report is an environmental assessment of mercury pollution in two artisanal gold mining sites in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was conducted by the...