Search results

Explore only content tagged with
3 Results
Sorted by relevance

Global Mercury Assessment

… and transport; and industrial and some hazardous waste incineration. Present day anthropogenic emissions … Contaminated sites, including old mines, landfills, and waste disposal locations, release 8 - 33 tonnes per year. … two main sources. First, mercury is released with water effluent from the sites where mercury is used. Second, …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… zone” ...................................... 87 5.4.2. Waste management for inland navigation … Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste, Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on … or basin in which they operate, e.g. through their water effluent or air emissions. Beyond the physical impact on the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… in the river, the groundwater feeds the river, creating an effluent river which flows all year round. An aquifer … a distance from an international watercourse, but toxic waste and chemical pollution from the plant are discharged … of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management available at …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater