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At a glance: Minamata Convention on Mercury

… transported around the globe through the environment, so emissions and releases of mercury can affect human health and … world have taken a major step in dealing with world-wide emissions and releases of mercury which threaten the … use. 1 UNEP, Global Mercury Assessment 2013; Sources, Emissions, Releases, and Environmental Transport DISCLAIMER: …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… the human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds. In … human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds;  … regard to mercury (in terms of mercury use, treatment, emissions or releases, etc.) to allow for an assessment of …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Global Mercury Assessment

… Programme Global Mercury Assessment 2013 Sources, Emissions, Releases and Environmental Transport Copyright © … UNEP, 2013. Global Mercury Assessment 2013: Sources, Emissions, Releases and Environmental Transport. UNEP … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Sources of mercury emissions to air and releases to water . . . . . . . . . . . …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… or explosion of the landfill body and subsequent hazardous emissions of pollutants such as dioxins and furans when PVC … and disposal requires a waste management system); (b) Emissions of methane from solid waste disposal on land are …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste