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Final Report on Mercury Wastes Management Project in Cambodia
(2010)
This project, dealing with the management of mercury and mercury-containing will contribute to the UNEP priority area on harmful substances and hazardous waste under its medium term Strategy with the ultimate goal of ...
Introduction to Terms Relevant to the Discussion of Mercury Storage and Disposal
(2011)
In order to assist discussions within the Partnership on Supply and Storage, important terms with relevance to storage of elemental mercury and to storage and disposal of waste consisting of el-emental mercury and waste ...
Report of the Implementation of the UNEP/WHO/Government Of Kenya East Africa Dental Amalgam Phase-Down Project
(2014)
The project oh phase-down approach was conceived to assist countries address the use of mercury in dental amalgam. It involved stakeholders in environment, health and dental practitioners. The project helped Kenya understand ...
Development of an Awareness Raising Toolkit for Managing Mercury Waste at Household and Community Level: Summary Report
(2011)
The project aims to develop an awareness raising toolkit for safely managing mercury waste generated at household and community level, and promote the awareness of mercury waste management through ordinary households and ...
Basel Convention 'Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally Sound Management of Waste Consisting of Elemental Mercury and Wastes Containing or Contaminated with Mercury'
(2012)
The present guidelines provide guidance for the environmentally sound management (ESM) of wastes consisting of elemental mercury and wastes containing or contaminated with mercury, pursuant to decisions VIII/33, IX/15 and ...
Summary Report of the Supply and Storage Experts Group Meeting: Supply and Storage Partnership Area of the Global Mercury Partnership (UNEP)
(2016)
The meeting was organized by the Government of Spain (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, MAGRAMA), with the collaboration of the Government of Uruguay (National Environmental Directorate). The workshop objectives ...
Business Plan of the Mercury Waste Management Partnership Area - March 2020
(2020)
This Business Plan describes the main objectives and activities of the Mercury Waste Management Partnership Area of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Mercury Partnership. It serves as a planning and ...
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 ...
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 ...