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Biogeochemical Cycles of Specific Pollutants (Activity K)
(United Nations Environment Programme, 1989)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) convened an Intergovernmental Meeting on the Protection of the Mediterranean (Barcelona, 28 January - 4 February 1975), which was attended by representatives of 16 States ...
Chemical Risk Assessment: Human Risk Assessment, Environmental Risk Assessment and Ecological Risk Assessment - Training Module No. 3
(1999)
There has been a dramatic increase in the use of chemicals in recent years, many of them new compounds and mixtures whose toxicological properties have not previously been studied and which might prove to be harmful to ...
Data Profiles for Chemicals for the evaluation of their Hazards to the Environment of the Mediterranean Sea Volume 1
(1978)
The present compendium of data profiles for chemicals for the evaluation of their hazards to the environment of the Mediterranean Sea is a first attempt by the International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals (IRPTC) ...
Mercury: Environmental Aspects - Environmental Health Criteria 86
(1989)
Mercury is a metal which is liquid at normal temperatures and pressures. It forms salts in two ionic states mercury(I) and mercury (II). Mercury (II), or mercuric, salts are very much more common than mercury(l) salts, and ...
Data Profile on Mercury with Special Emphasis on Data from the Mediterranean Region - IRPTC Data Profile Series Number Three
(1980)
Data profiles of chemicals provide the information necessary to evaluate the potential hazards posed by chemicals to the health of man and his environment, or indicate the absence of such information in publicly available ...
Storing and Disposing Excess Mercury in Central America: Advancing National Initiatives in Mexico and Panama
(2014)
In order to provide a better understanding of mercury storage and disposal issues at country level and to promote the environmentally sound management of excess mercury, Argentina and Uruguay were selected for the “Mercury ...
Global Mercury Assessment
(2002)
This report responds to the request of the Governing Council (GC) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), through GC decision 21/5, that UNEP undertake a global assessment of mercury and mercury compounds, in ...
Global Mercury Inventory Synthesis: An Initial Examination of the MIA Mercury Inventories
(2019)
A major component of the Minamata Initial Assessments (MIA) is the compilation of a standardised, comprehensive national inventory identifying and quantifying sources of mercury releases. To help guide countries through ...
Study on Mercury Sources and Emissions, and Analysis of Cost and Effectiveness of Control Measures: “UNEP Paragraph 29 Study"
(2010)
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of mercury emissions to air, control options in selected sectors and their efficiencies and costs. It is prepared with the intention of supporting the on-going negotiation ...
Technical and Economic Criteria for Processing Mercury-Containing Tailings - Final Report
(2010)
This report compiles relevant information pertaining to the accumulation of heavy metals and potential remediation of inactive mining-related dumps in and near Andacollo, central Chile. It describes the environmental, ...