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16 Nov 2018Products | Factsheet
Custom Code Harmonization for Mercury-added Products

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The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, generally referred to as "Harmonized...

01 Nov 2018Products | Factsheet
HS codes for mercury-added products

This document outlines proposed revised customs codes for better data and better implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

01 May 2018Products | Factsheet
Fact Sheet on Mercury in Skin Lightening Creams

Recent tests in the U.S. state of Minnesota show that some skin lightening products have dangerous levels of mercury. Being exposed to the mercury...

01 Dec 2017Products | Guidance
Guide and Checklist for Phasing Out Mercury-added Products Under the Minamata Convention on Mercury

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This guide provides a simplified list of steps governments may take in preparing to...

05 Nov 2017Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM), Coal Combustion, Chlor-alkali, Cement Industry, Products, Air Transport and Fate, Supply and Storage, Waste Management | Tool
Mercury Laboratories Databank

UN Environment Chemicals and Health Branch is developing and populating a databank on chemicals analyses, in particular on persistent organic...

27 Mar 2017Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM), Coal Combustion, Chlor-alkali, Cement Industry, Products, Air Transport and Fate, Supply and Storage, Waste Management | Report
Global mercury supply, trade and demand

The world’s nations adopted the Minamata Convention on Mercury to protect human health and the environment from mercury pollution. A good...

01 Mar 2016Products | Report
Lessons from Countries Phasing Down Dental Amalgam Use

This report presents a range of measures already taken by some countries in pursuit of their objectives to phase down or entirely eliminate the...

17 Dec 2015Products |
Presentation - The Minamata Convention and the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership

Presentation by Desiree M. Narvaez Programme Officer, UNEP Chemicals Branch, given at the Workshop on the Reduction of Demand of Mercury in...

17 Dec 2015Products |
Presentation - Reduction of demand of mercury in mercury containing products in Bangladesh

Project Overview and Presentation on the study findings by Dr. Shahriar Hossain, Secretary General, ESDO; UNEP mercury expert and Pratitee Kamal,...

17 Dec 2015Products |
Presentation - The Minamata Convention and the Global Mercury Partnership

Presentation given by Desiree Narvaez of UN Environment's Chemicals and Waste Branch during the Workshop on the Reduction of Demand of Mercury in...

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