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Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)
… Europe and globally. Pollution is the number one burden of disease globally, with air pollution alone causing the … pollution (xii), e.g. the 1952 London smog, the 'Minamata disease' caused by methylmercury and discovered in 1956 in … 6.5 million people per year and is the number one cause of disease (xiv). In Europe, air pollution is estimated to cause …
The 16 New POPs - An introduction to the chemicals added to the Stockholm Convention as Persistent Organic Pollutants by the Conference of the Parties
… immune and reproductive systems, greater susceptibility to disease and even diminished intelligence. Stockholm … to hepta- CNs. Chronic exposure increases risk of liver disease. Use and production PCNs make effective insulating …
Technical guidelines: Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with mercury or mercury compounds
… Minamata City, Japan, National Institute for Minamata Disease, Ministry of the Environment, Japan, pp. 73-84. … Minamata City Hall, 2000. “Minamata Disease - History and Message”, Minamata Disease Museum, Minamata City, Japan. Ministry of …