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Technical background report for the global mercury assessment
(UNEP, 2013)
This report presents the latest and comprehensive information of global mercury emissions and releases to the environment, information on atmospheric and aquatic chemistry and fate and transport of mercury.
Costs of inaction on the sound management of chemicals
(UNEP, 2013)
This document provides a practical and useful assessment of the current state of knowledge of the economic costs of inaction on the sound management of chemicals. It makes available early research findings and the evidence ...
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 ...
Harmful Substances and Hazardous Waste - United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP, 2010)
Factsheets in this series: Climate change, Resource efficiency, Disasters and conflicts, Environmental governance, Harmful substances and hazardous waste, Ecosystem management.