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The reduction of supply is regarded as a priority in the overall goal of reducing the mercury related risk to human health and the environment. Elemental mercury as well as mercury compounds that are produced by recycling, as a by-product of metal production or by other sources may enter the market as commodities.

According to the scenarios assessed in the report, mercury supply and demand in Asia are projected to reach a rough equilibrium beginning about 2014-2015. After 2017 the urgency of an Asian mercury storage capability is likely to depend on the rate of demand reduction. Substantial excess mercury can be expected in Asia after 2030.

The workshop "Situación Mundial, Regional y Nacional del Mercurio" took place on April 7, 2011 in Montevideo, Uruguay. the workshop report is in Spanish.

A suggested framework for decision making for the safe management of surplus mercury: An output from the Integrating Knowledge to Inform Mercury Policy (IKIMP) Initiative

This reports gives a retrospective on the current state of affairs of the mercury issue and articulate recommendations for the countries in the LAC region with respect to a long term safe management and storage of mercury.

Draft document: This document provides practical information when readers of the Basel TG would like to implement principles described in the Basel TG.

This report by Mario Yarto, Sven Hagemann (GRS)  was presented during the Consultation Meeting on Mercury Waste and Storage, which took place on 23rd September 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Final Report on Mercury Wastes Management Project in Cambodia 

Draft report of the National Mercury Waste Management Plan of Pakistan, presented at the Final Results Workshop for the Project "Management of Mercury and Mercury-Containing Waste". The workshop took place in Aberdeen, United Kingdom on June 1st, 2010.

Final project report: This project deals with the management of mercury and mercury-containing waste and will contribute to the UNEP priority area on harmful substances and hazardous waste under its Medium Term Strategy with the ultimate goal of minimizing the impact of harmful substances and hazardous waste to the environment and human beings. 

Final project report of: National Action Plan on Mercury and Mercury-containing Wastes Management - Philippines.

The Mercury Waste Management project is amended by a technical, chemical and economic assessment of mercury-containing and mercury-contaminated tailings from the mining sector in developing countries. A feasibility study was undertaken in some developing countries that produced/produce precious metals or mercury and are left with mercury-containing tailings.

The future principal sources of mercury in the Latin American and Caribbean region were identified as that recovered as a by-product of mining operations, and recovered from the closure/conversion of mercury cell chlor-alkali plants. A base case scenario suggests that mercury supply may exceed demand as easily as 2015 with total excess easily arising between 2015 and 2050 possibly amounting to

A report on the national mercury inventory of sources of production, consumption and mercury-containing waste in the environment of Burkina Faso, written by Desiree Ouedraogo, the National Coordinator of the mercury project in Burkina Faso.

Starting in early 2007, three Latin American countries - Chile, Ecuador, and Panama - were selected to participate in a pilot project to provide information on the magnitude of mercury emissions at national level by developing National Mercury Emissions Inventories and linking them to national PRTR systems.

[ Spanish ] Manejo De Desechos de y con Contenido de Mercurio

This report was presented at the Inception Workshop for the Project "Management of Mercury and Mercury-Containing Waste"; which took place on April 4-6 2009 in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Draft Mercury Inventory Assessment for the Philippines Using UNEP Toolkit

Environmental Management Bureau, April 28, 2008

Mc/4030-01-02 Project Sequential Chemical Speciation Of Mercury In Contaminated Sites Of Mexico

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).