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2 days ago · The infographic explores key facts about mercury emissions and outlines practices that could be implemented under the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Jun 21, 2024 · Minamata Convention Executive Secretary opens the planetGOLD global forum on ASGM Taking place in the Philippines, from 3 to 5 June, this flagship knowledge-sharing event on artisanal and small-scale gold mining will look for information exchange for mercury-free practices.
Jun 21, 2024 · Starting in September and until December, the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is holding a weekly series of free online sessions aimed at better understanding the Convention's provisions, as well as policy and scientific aspects.
Jun 29, 2024 · The Canada published SOR/2024-109 Regulations Amending the Products Containing Mercury Regulations, which intends to reduce the potential risks of mercury to the environment and human health through measures such as banning the manufacturing and import of mercury containing products, setting mercury content limits for specific products, providing transitional period arrangements, and ...
Jun 24, 2024 · Mariko Tatsumoto’s novel “Blossoms on a Poisoned Sea” dramatizes the infamous mercury poisoning of the denizens of the city of Minamata, Japan.
Jun 12, 2024 · The Minamata Convention is the world’s first legally binding treaty to phase out mercury, a highly toxic substance that poses threats to the environment and human health. In 2013, the Philippines was one of the 128 countries that signed the convention, which regulates the use and trade of mercury.
Jun 14, 2024 · The Minamata Convention will take effect 90 days after ratification by at least 50 countries. The convention was named after the Japanese city where industrial emissions of the toxic substance caused a poisoning disease affecting thousands of people in the 1950s.
