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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.
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 ...
Pollution in the Open Oceans 2009-2013 - A Report by a GESAMP Task Team. Reports and Studies 91
(2015)
The present report examines new information and scientific perspectives on the open oceans that have emerged in the 5 year period since GESAMP first addressed this topic. Not all of the topics covered by the 2009 report ...
The Illegal Trade in Chemicals
(2020)
Chemicals provide important benefits to society and play a vital role in the global economy, but they also carry risks for the environment and human health, with greater risks to vulnerable social groups. Chemicals can ...
Chemicals and Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean - [Factsheet]
(2020)
In Latin America and the Caribbean, UN Environment and the GEF work together to strengthen national capacity for the elimination and sound management of chemicals and wastes. The GEF helps countries in developing best ...
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 ...
Mercury-Containing Products Partnership Area - Business Plan
(2018)
The purpose of this business plan is to provide a framework and goals for developing and implementing projects aimed at the eventual elimination of mercury use in products. The business plan is to serve as a resource for ...