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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 …
20 Jun 2026 Document
UNEP-CHW.12-5-Add.8-Rev.1.Arabic.doc

Introduction to the Minamata Convention on Mercury - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and skins. Severe mercury poisoning can cause Minamata disease, named after the city of Minamata in Japan where …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste
Introduction to the Minamata Convention on Mercury.pdf

At a glance: Minamata Convention on Mercury

… to crippling symptoms that became known as the Minamata disease. Mercury is a highly toxic heavy metal which poses a …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste
Publication - At a glance Minamata Convention on Mercury.pdf

Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… mercury, Recognizing the substantial lessons of Minamata Disease, in particular the serious health and environmental …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste
Minamata Convention on Mercury_booklet_English.pdf

Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures

… - 30 - - 31 - Japan Based on its experience with Minamata disease, Japan has adopted environmentally sound measures on …
20 Jun 2026 Document
UNEP-CHW-MCWASTE-ASSES-GlobalMercuryWasteAssessment-20170921.English.pdf