Resources

Artisanal Gold Council, 2015

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Guidance from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on developing national strategies for phasing out mercury containing products used in the health industry.

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Human Rights Watch, 2015

Artisanal Gold Council, 2015

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Artisanal Gold Council, 2015

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World Chlorine Council Reporting

PHILIPPINES - Ban Toxics!

This video presents a program entitled “Eliminating Mercury Pollution in Small-Scale Gold Mining”. The program is implemented in seven major small-scale gold mining areas in the Philippines. 

Meeting report of the Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group (PAG) 6th Meeting, which took place on 31 October – 1 November 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Country case study: Promoting the ‘phase down’ Approach of Dental Amalgam in Developing Countries – Tanzania

Alliance for Responsible Mining / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2014

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BURKINA FASO - Artisanal Gold Council

GLOBAL - Pure Earth, Yayasan Tambuhak Sinta, UN Environment

This video shows an environmentally-friendly method of gold recovery that has a potential to eliminate the use mercury in artisanal gold mining in some areas. It shows how gold recovery and incomes can be greatly improved while also protecting the environment and human health. 

Herman Gibb and Keri Grace O’Leary

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GLOBAL - Health Care Without Harm

Report of the implementation of the UNEP/WHO/government of Kenya east africa dental amalgam phase- down project

The report characterizes the coal-fired power sector in India, and includes a description of coal consumption, coal quality, results from coal analysis, pollutants controls in the sector, and an inventory of mercury emissions from the sector.

As part of the Italian Polar Research Programme (PNRA) Italy performed (2012-2014) an intensive campaigns in Ny-Alesund on the Svalbard Islands at the Italian research site and at DOME-C in Antarctica (Italian-French bi-lateral program).

Country case study: East African Dental Amalgam phase down project (EADAP)-Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda -  Country report for project implementation activities in Uganda

The report presents results of a collaborative demonstration of mercury air emission reduction at the 8 MW pilot plant located at coal-fired Cherepetskaya Thermal Power Plant in Russia. The pilot plant was equipped with an activated carbon (AC) injection system and an electrostatic precipitator (ESP).

The report provides technical information on the concentration of mercury and associated constituents such as trace elements and halogens in feed coals used in South African utilities. In addition, it provides data to assess mercury removal by coal washing procedures used or being developed in South Africa. The results show how coal selection, coal washing and operational changes (e.g.

Health Care Without Harm developed a script for the video based on the UNDP GEF Global Health Care Waste Project “Guidance Document on the Cleanup, Temporary or Intermediate Storage, and Transport of Mercury Waste from Healthcare Facilities”.

Alianza por la Minería Responsable, 2014

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Advancing National Initiatives in Mexico and Panama: Storing and Disposing Excess Mercury in Central America

Brochure with information on alternatives to mercury-added products