Creating a Hub for Regional Mercury Monitoring
Laboratory networks for mercury and other contaminant analyses in areas throughout the world, especially in mercury hotspots, will provide important information for the assessment of risk—to humans, wildlife, and ecosystems—in these regional environments.
Building a Mercury Monitoring Network in the Caribbean Region
Under the leadership of the government of Antigua and Barbuda, an integrated network of laboratories will be established to assist in the assessment of mercury in the environment and the food that people depend on, and to guide policies to address mercury risks. The Department of Analytical Services in Antigua and Barbuda serves as the primary toxicology laboratory in the region for this initiative. Saint Kitts and Nevis, under the Bureau of Standards Multipurpose laboratory, will serve as a secondary laboratory in the region to help with future inter-lab calibration needs and to build stronger regional capacity.
