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Developing a National Action Plan to Reduce, and Where Feasible, Eliminate Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining - Draft version
(2015)
This document represents an expansion of the UNEP’s Guidance Document: Developing a National Strategic Plan to Reduce Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (UNEP 2011), and is intended to reflect Convention ...
Global Mercury Modelling: Update of Modelling Results in the Global Mercury Assessment 2013
(2015)
Global Mercury Modelling: Update of Modelling Results in the Global Mercury Assessment 2013
Economics of Conversion to Mercury-Free Products (US and EU experiences)
(2011)
This report provides information from case studies of two firms involved with transitioning from mercury-containing to mercury-free products in the medical technology industry. One firm, American Diagnostic Corporation ...
Desk Study on Waste Management Practices and Trade Flow of Dental Amalgam and its Alternatives in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
(2012)
This desk study was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Oral Health Program in collaboration with the respective Ministries of Health and the Ministry ...
List of Alternatives to Mercury-Added Products
(2014)
Brochure On Alternatives To Mercury-Added Products
Method for Determination of Hg Concentration in Stack Gas Using Carbon Traps
(2017-05)
Because of the toxicity of Hg, it is important to know the amount of Hg emissions released by
point sources. Several methods are available to measure Hg emissions. These methods differ
in level of complexity, application ...
Reducing Mercury Emissions from Coal Combustion in the Energy Sector in Vietnam
(2017-01)
Emissions of mercury (Hg) from thermal power stations are a subject of increasing concern because of their toxicity, volatility, persistence, and longrange transport in the atmosphere. Hg has the tendency for bioaccumulation ...
Environmental assessment of two artisanal gold mining sites in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016-11-01)
This report is an environmental assessment of mercury pollution in two artisanal gold mining sites in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) ...
Global Mercury: Supply, Trade and Demand
(2017-09)
A good understanding of mercury supply, trade and demand is critical to effective implementation of the Convention. This report provides detailed and timely information on where mercury comes from, how it moves in commerce, ...
Global Mercury: Supply, Trade and Demand - Executive Summary
(2017)
This report provides an overview of the current state of these activities in order to assist governments and other stakeholders as the Convention moves into the implementation phase.