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Dental Amalgam and its Impact on the Environment: Some Facts and Figures - Information for Dentists
(2013)
Dental amalgam is composed of approximately 50% elemental mercury and of 50% silver-zinctin-copper alloy. Mercury is toxic to human health and environment.
Dental Amalgam and its Impact on the Environment - Some Facts and Figures
(2013)
Mercury is toxic to human health and environment Dental amalgam is composed of approximately 50% elemental mercury and of 50% silver-zinc-tin-copper alloy.
Strategic Plan on Management of Mercury in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining In Cambodia 2012-2016
(2011)
The “Strategic Plan on Management of Mercury in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (SPASGM), 2012-2016 is a management plan for fostering safe and sound management of mercury in order to eliminate the release of mercury ...
A Guide for Managing Mercury Waste at Household and Community Level
(2011)
Mercury pollution has become a global environmental issue in recent years; however, awareness in families and communities is still weak. The most basic, important and difficult part of mercury ...
Newsletter: ICMGP 2019 [International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant]
(2019)
Overview: The 14th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP 2019) was organized from 8th to 13th September 2019 in Krakow, Poland.
Promoting the ‘Phase Down’ Approach of Dental Amalgam in Developing Countries – Tanzania: Final Project Report
(2014)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the World Dental Federation (FDI) and the International Association of Dental Manufacturers (IDM) implemented a ...
Conversion from Mercury to Alternative Technology in the Chlor-Alkali Industry
(2012)
This report describes the production technologies, the factors influencing conversion, and several economic scenarios to illustrate the financial components of conversion decisions and to calculate payback time of the ...
Good Practices for Management of Mercury Releases from Waste (First Draft)
(2010)
This document provides practical information when readers of the Basel TG would like to implement principles described in the Basel TG. Some of the information formally included in the Basel TG, such as cases considered ...
Report on Activities Undertaken within the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership January 2009 – June 2010 - A Report of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group
(2010)
The Overarching Framework of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership specifies that one of the responsibilities of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group is to report on activities undertaken within the UNEP Global ...
Occupational Exposure to Elemental Mercury in Odontology/Dentistry
(2012)
Mercury is recognized as harmful to human health and the environment. It is highly toxic to humans and may harm vital organ systems, including the nervous, digestive, respiratory, renal, and immune systems. As a result, ...