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UNEP Global Mercury Partnership: Chlor-Alkali Area
(2010)
The mercury-cell process is one of three manufacturing processes used by the chlor-alkali sector to produce chlorine and caustic
soda. Mercury-cell chlor-alkali production remains a significant use of mercury globally, ...
UNEP Global Mercury Partnership: Mercury in Products Area
(2012)
Large amounts of mercury are used globally in numerous products and manufacturing processes. Yet, for most products, there are effective alternatives to mercury available.
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 ...
UNEP in Europe Newsletter December 2012 - January 2013
(2013)
This publication is a monthly newsletter on UNEPs activities in Europe.
Reducing Mercury Emissions from Coal Combustion in the Energy Sector in Russia: Demonstration of Adding Chemical Reagents to Increase Mercury Capture
(2013)
Options for mercury (Hg) emission reductions are gaining an ever increasing level of attention since it has been universally accepted that these emissions are detrimental to human health and to the environment.
Promoting the ‘Phase Down’ Approach of Dental Amalgam in Developing Countries – Tanzania: Final Project Report
(2014)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the World Dental Federation (FDI) and the International Association of Dental Manufacturers (IDM) implemented a ...
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 ...
GESAMP: Arsenic, Mercury and Selenium in the Marine Environment - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 92. GESAMP Reports and Studies No. 28
(1988)
This report review the potential harmful substances which are organized by WHO and FAO and UNEP. Following review by GESAMP XV, New York, 25-29 March 1985 the Working Group met again in November 1985 and finalized the ...
Guidance for Identifying Populations at Risk from Mercury Exposure
(2008)
This “Guidance for Identifying Populations at Risk from Mercury Exposure” is intended to inform countries concerned about the potential health impacts of mercury pollution and, if necessary, to assist in identifying specific ...
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 ...