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Reducing Mercury Emission from Coal Combustion in the Energy Sector in...
This study aims to conduct an inventory of mercury emissions from selected coal-fired power plants in Thailand. -
Determination of Total Mercury in Selected Marine Organisms by Cold Vapour...
This reference method describes the determination of total mercury in biological material by atomic absorption spectrophotometry after the organic matter has been decmposed by... -
Suggestions for the Development of a Hazard Evaluation Procedure for...
This document presents initial thinking on the development of a methodology designed to identify those chemicals being released into the environment which are likely to cause... -
Assessment of Prenatal Exposure to Mercury: standard Operating Procedures
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... -
Technical Background Report to the Global Mercury Assessment 2018 [Pre-print]
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... -
Assessment of Dietary of Chemical Contaminants
This report is an assessment of global data reported on estimated total dietary intakes of pesticides, PCBs, lead, cadmium and mercury for the 1980s. The data submitted to... -
Study report on “Mercury from oil and gas” under the UNEP Global Mercury...
The objective of the present report is to analyze the life cycle of mercury in the oil and natural gas value chains and understand how this heavy metal, naturally present in oil... -
Reducing Mercury Emissions from Coal Combustion in the Energy Sector
This study conducted literature review on the mercury and chlorine content of coal in China, analyzed the fate of mercury in coal-fired power plants, evaluated the mercury... -
Occupational Exposure to Elemental Mercury in Odontology/Dentistry
Mercury is recognized as harmful to human health and the environment. It is highly toxic to humans and may harm vital organ systems, including the nervous, digestive,... -
Development of an Awareness Raising Toolkit for Managing Mercury Waste at...
The project aims to develop an awareness raising toolkit for safely managing mercury waste generated at household and community level, and promote the awareness of mercury waste... -
Good Practices for Management of Mercury Releases from Waste (First Draft)
This document provides practical information when readers of the Basel TG would like to implement principles described in the Basel TG. Some of the information formally included... -
Progress Report 2020: Overview of the Minamata Convention on Mercury Activities
Despite the pandemic, parties are still hard at work. They have shown strong commitment to the implementation and enforcement of the Convention. One clear evidence is the fact... -
Technical Information Report on Mercury Monitoring in Soil
Soil plays an important role in the global and regional mercury fluxes, which includes (i) the mercury which is biologically available or potentially available in the ecosystem... -
Lessons from Countries Phasing Down Dental Amalgam Use
One of the key provisions of the Minamata Convention is the requirement for countries to phase down their use of dental amalgam. Based on official country responses to a UNEP... -
Global Mercury Assessment
This report responds to the request of the Governing Council (GC) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), through GC decision 21/5, that UNEP undertake a global... -
Conversion from Mercury to Alternative Technology in the Chlor-Alkali Industry
This report describes the production technologies, the factors influencing conversion, and several economic scenarios to illustrate the financial components of conversion... -
Technical and Economic Criteria for Processing Mercury-Containing Tailings:...
Tailings are a common consequence of metal ore mining. Depending on the mineralogy of the mined ore and the process employed the tailings may contain elevated concentrations of... -
Chloralkali Project - Uruguay: Final Report [Draft]
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Phase-Out of Mercury Fever Thermometers and Blood Pressure Devices in Health...
HCWH with the support of UNEP and in collaboration with two partner NGOs in South Africa and Brazil implemented a series of activities designed to encourage the emergence of... -
Report on Activities Undertaken within the UN Environment Global Mercury...
The Chemicals and Health Branch of the UN Environment Economy Division has drafted a report on activities within the UN Environment Global Mercury Partnership, which is set out...