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A report detailing the outcomes of the UNEP-WHO project on promoting the phase down of dental amalgam in developing countries.

World Chlorine Council Reporting

Managing the risk of forced labor in ASM is complex. Strategies to tackle it must address the double objective of eradicating forced labor and making sure that innocent people who rely on Artisanal and Small-scale Mining for their livelihoods are not excluded from mineral supply chains.

Cosmetic skin lightening is practiced worldwide. Mercury is a well-documented melanotoxin added to some lightening products. However, mercury can cause many dermatologic, renal, and neurologic problems. The Food and Drug Administration limits the amount of mercury in cosmetic products to trace amounts, 1 ppm.

Final Report - Storage and Disposal of Mercury In Panama -  Project for the Latin American and Caribbean Region Mexico - Panama 

Final Report - Storage and Disposal of Mercury In Mexico Project for the Latin American and Caribbean Region Mexico - Panama 

Informe de Final de la Actualización del Inventario de Liberaciones de Mercurio en Panamá Proyecto: “Almacenamiento Ambientalmente Racional de Mercurio y Eliminación de Excedentes” Trabajo realizado en el marco del convenio: Ministerio De Salud, YMCA De Panama Y El Programa De Las Naciones Unidas Para El Medio Ambiente (PNUMA).

Somali women often use creams and soaps to lighten skin tone, fade freckles or get rid of age spots. Use of these products raises a health concern, as some have been found to contain mercury. This article describes an investigation that involved interviewing Somali women about skin-lightening practices and the products they use and then testing those products for mercury.

Meeting report of the Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group (PAG) 5th Meeting, which took place on 27 July 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Information document by the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA).

Mercury is a global threat to human and environmental health. This report, focusing on anthropogenic emissions of mercury and their transport and transformation in the environment, is a contribution to international efforts to reduce mercury pollution.

In 2009, the Governing Council requested UNEP to update the 2008 report (Decision 25/5). The Global Mercury Assessment 2013: Sources, Emissions, Releases and Environmental Transport and its accompanying and updated Technical Background Report were the response to that request.

A two days Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop funded by World Dental Federation (FDI) was organized in collaboration with United Nations Environment program (UNEP), World Health Organization (WHO) and International Association of Dental Manufactures (IDM).

The report presents a demonstration of mercury air emission reduction at a coal-fired power plant in Russia. A wet particulate matter (PM) scrubber installed in Toliatti thermal plant has been modified to allow for addition of chemical reagents (oxidants) into the closed-loop liquid spray system.

In response to a recommendation of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group in 2009, the partnership area has updated a 2004 database of global mercury cell chlorine capacity. According to data compiled, some 100 facilities in 44 nations today have some industrial mercury cell chlorine capacity.

World Chlorine Council Reporting

PACT, 2013

Human Rights Watch, 2013

OECD, 2013

[ French ] Les Dangers de la Dépigmentation (France 2 en direct), Isabelle Mananga Ossey (Association Label Beauté Noire).

Socio-economic Analysis on Mercury Thermometer and Sphygmomanometer Transition towards Mercury Free Products in China

Hypothetical Transition Scenarios Analysis and Socio-economic Cost Estimation 

Storing and Disposing Excess Mercury in South America: Advancing National Initiatives in Argentina and Uruguay.

Meeting report of the Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group (PAG) 4th Meeting, which took place on 27-28 September 2012 in Rome, Italy.

This Partnership report explores the economics associated with converting from mercury cell chlor-alkali production to alternative technology. It should be noted that the estimates represent model calculations based on the best available information and knowledge.

This report reviews the literature, describes the use of mercury in odontology, and raises issues of concern for human health.