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Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures

… Laboratory of Uruguay Enatfenta Melaka Ministry of Mining, Ethiopia Eric Uram Headwater LLC Erik Westin Swedish … fluorescent lamps, batteries, dental amalgam, artisan gold mining and even some mascaras. The poor handling and disposal … Among the countries with artisanal and small-scale gold mining, mercury-contaminated sites are common. Arti- sanal …
17 Jun 2026 Document

UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015

… the whole life cycle of the toxic metal, including its mining, use, atmospheric emissions and disposal. It requires … caused by chemical agents. High-risk industries include mining, chemicals, construction and textiles.  However, … for example—can be as lethal as in manufacturing or mining. Almost no sector is exempt. Hundreds of thousands of …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Document: the London Convention and Protocol - Their role and contribution to the protection of the Marine Environment

… platforms; 5 inert, inorganic geological material (e.g., mining wastes); 6 organic material of natural origin; 7 bulky …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… to the overall hazardous waste heap (production waste, mining waste / see Vital Waste Graphics 1 and 2). Plastics … hence less (but more robust) raw material input is needed. Mining jobs could be affected. In order to: > simplify …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste