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A preliminary inventory of pollutants entering into the local environment from the label on exhausted portable batteries collected from the uncontrolled dumping in Yaounde, Cameroon: a potential source of zinc recycling

This is a report within the framework of an Initiative undertaken by CREPD to Assess, Collect and Recycle exhausted batteries in the main cities of Cameroon

The work presented in the report reflects some of the activities and results of the work Brazil has been carrying out in the health sector, with regards to the use of devices using mercury. 

North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC-Americas) Workshop to Reduce Mercury Use in Products took place on 21-23 February 2006 in Merida, Mexico. 

Sweden - Swedish experience using mercury-free blood pressure measurement equipment.

This document provides an overview of problems associated with the use of mercury-containing products in health care, including associated environmental health and occupational health issues. It also outlines a strategy for WHO and health care engagement on this issue.

Revised Discussion Paper Following the Informal Consultation on the “Global Partnership for Mercury Reduction in Products,” held on May 25, 2005 Portland, Maine, United States June 23, 2005

ABSTRACT

Background Hydroquinone has been used for decades as a skin lightening agent. As a result of concerns about mid-term effects like leukomelanoderma en confetti and exogenous ochronosis, its use in cosmetics has been banned since January 2001.

Field Testing Observations of Six Models and Practical Considerations in Choosing an Amalgam Separator

Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents (CICADs) are the latest in a family of publications from the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) — a cooperative programme of the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a report on January 1, 2003 that includes a comprehensive strategy to reduce the mercury content of products.