Resources

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.

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

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).

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.

Alianza por la Minería Responsable, 2014

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Managing the risk of forced labor in ASM is complex. Strategies to tackle it must address the double objective of eradicating forced labor and making sure that innocent people who rely on Artisanal and Small-scale Mining for their livelihoods are not excluded from mineral supply chains.

Brochure with information on alternatives to mercury-added products

A report detailing the outcomes of the UNEP-WHO project on promoting the phase down of dental amalgam in developing countries.

World Chlorine Council Reporting

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

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”.

Cosmetic skin lightening is practiced worldwide. Mercury is a well-documented melanotoxin added to some lightening products. However, mercury can cause many dermatologic, renal, and neurologic problems. The Food and Drug Administration limits the amount of mercury in cosmetic products to trace amounts, 1 ppm.

Final Report - Storage and Disposal of Mercury In Panama -  Project for the Latin American and Caribbean Region Mexico - Panama 

Informe de Final de la Actualización del Inventario de Liberaciones de Mercurio en Panamá Proyecto: “Almacenamiento Ambientalmente Racional de Mercurio y Eliminación de Excedentes” Trabajo realizado en el marco del convenio: Ministerio De Salud, YMCA De Panama Y El Programa De Las Naciones Unidas Para El Medio Ambiente (PNUMA).

Final Report - Storage and Disposal of Mercury In Mexico Project for the Latin American and Caribbean Region Mexico - Panama 

Somali women often use creams and soaps to lighten skin tone, fade freckles or get rid of age spots. Use of these products raises a health concern, as some have been found to contain mercury. This article describes an investigation that involved interviewing Somali women about skin-lightening practices and the products they use and then testing those products for mercury.