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… 20 had died. Investigations showed that the cause was the heavy metal mercury, which permeated the sediments of the bay from … the nervous systems of people who lived in the area. The heavy metal was also passed on from mothers to children – …

… in waste incineration, steel sintering and non-ferrous metal smelting industries has been reduced by more than 10 … regulations covering the whole life cycle of the toxic metal, including its mining, use, atmospheric emissions and … cooking or vehic- ular exhaust, overuse of pesticides, heavy metals released from power plants and factories …

… and other chemicals. In addition, certain kinds of metal recycling and pulp and paper bleaching can release … peoples in the Arctic, whose traditional diets are heavy in fatty foods and who often have no alternatives for …

… Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions be contaminated with heavy metals or PCBs, a sub-commission was created to collect …