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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

… L. J., 2003. “Waste Mercury in Dentistry: The Need for Management”. Available at: … from Thor Chemicals: the Links between Health, Safety and Environmental Protection”, in The Bottom Line: Industry and … pp. 933-937. Committee on consideration of environmentally sound management of mercury waste, working group on mercury …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures

… Masaru Tanaka Research Institute of Solid Waste Management Engineering Core Group Members and Reviewers Aditi … Milord V. Ministry of Health, Panama Atiku Abdullahi Abuja Environmental Protection Board Azumi Nishikawa United Nations … to take that action and to protect people by ensuring the sound management of mercury waste. The Minamata Con- vention …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Acting Now!

… Rhee Production GRID-Arendal UNEP promotes environmentally sound practices globally and in its own activities. This … Mercury Releases from the Cement Industry Mercury Waste Management Mercury Air Transport and Fate Research Global … India and Brazil / Agentina / Uruguay Lead: United States Environmental Protection Agency Objective: Reduce global …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… 15 ARTICLE 10 - ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND INTERIM STORAGE OF MERCURY, OTHER THAN WASTE MERCURY17 … domestic measures in place to ensure environmentally sound management of any imported mercury. If it decides to make use … of the risks and benefits of the product demonstrates environmental or human health benefits (Article 4, paragraph …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Operational articles of the Minamata Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:Introductory Course to the … (Article 8) and releases (Article 9) 7. Environmentally sound interim storage of mercury (Article 10), mercury wastes … Convention. Parties should ensure environmentally sound management of mercury wastes, taking into account the …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… In addition, it contains measures on the environmentally sound interim storage of mercury and on mercury wastes, as … of Minamata Disease, in particular the serious health and environmental effects resulting from the mercury pollution, and the need to ensure proper management of mercury and the prevention of such events in …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Implementation of key operational articles of the Minamata Convention

… supply sources and trade (Article 3), Environmentally sound interim storage of mercury, other than waste mercury … in commerce of new mercury-added products, unless environmental or human health benefits for information … Parties obligations pertaining to : Environmentally sound management of mercury wastes: • Taking into account the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Global Mercury Assessment

… Mercury Assessment 2013 Sources, Emissions, Releases and Environmental Transport Copyright © United Nations … tabid/3593/Default.aspx UNEP promotes environmentally sound practices globally and in its own activities. This … by enterprises that hold permits for hazardous waste management. The amounts that may be emitted or released …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste