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An update of the modelling of the intercontinental transport and source attribution of mercury deposition was done in 2015.

GLOBAL - Group on Earth Observations

This video presents the objectives and the background of the the Global Mercury Observation System project funded by the European Union in 2010 to develop a coordinated global observation system for mercury.

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).

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 Report prepared by the Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution acting within the framework of the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution

In 2007, the Governing Council requested UNEP to develop a new report (decision 24/3) focused on atmospheric emissions. The information was presented as a summary report for policy makers entitled The Global Atmospheric Mercury Assessment: Sources, Emissions and Transport released in December 2008.

In 2007, the Governing Council requested UNEP to develop a new report (decision 24/3) focused on atmospheric emissions.

For the thorough understanding of the atmospheric fate and transport of Hg it is necessary to document and comprehend the distribution and extent of emissions from point sources and from more diffuse sources, whether these are of anthropogenic origin or due to natural sources and processes.

The general objective of this project is to identify and manage mercury emissions in Chile in order to protect human health and the environment.

To fulfill this general objective, the project foresees the implementation of the following activities, among others:

• Identifying the main sources of mercury emission and release in Chile.

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).

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UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 following the request of the Governing Council (decision 21/5) and based on governments concern of mercury as a global pollutant.