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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, ...
Environment for Development Perspectives: Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining
(2016)
UNEP DTIE Chemicals Branch work on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is based on the fact that this is the largest demand sector for mercury globally. A number of targeted actions to promote the reduction of ...
Phase-Out of Mercury Fever Thermometers and Blood Pressure Devices in Health Care in Brazil and South Africa - Final Report
(2015)
HCWH with the support of UNEP and in collaboration with two partner NGOs in South Africa and Brazil implemented a series of activities designed to encourage the emergence of national policies for implementing the phase-out ...
Assessment of Prenatal Exposure to Mercury: standard Operating Procedures
(2018)
Mercury is toxic for humans, and the toxic effects of different forms of mercury have been extensively studied. Human biomonitoring is recognized as the most effective tool for evaluation of cumulative human exposure to ...
Minamata Convention on Mercury - Text and Annexes
(2019)
The objective of the Convention is to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds and it sets out a range of measures to meet that objective. These ...