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The Zero Mercury Campaign website is part of the Global Zero Mercury Campaign Project having as its ultimate objective ‘Zero’
emissions, demand and supply of mercury, from all sources we can
control, in view of reducing to a minimum, mercury in the environment
at EU level and globally.
The project started in November 2004, by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) in collaboration with the (international) Ban Hg Working Group, represented by its northern coordinator - Mercury Policy Project . Details on the project can be found here.
Mercury
and its compounds are highly toxic to humans, especially to the
developing nervous system. They are also harmful to ecosystems and
wildlife populations. Microbial metabolism of deposited mercury can
create methylmercury, which has the capacity to collect in organisms
(bioaccumulate) and to concentrate up food chains (biomagnify),
especially in the aquatic food chain. Methylmercury is a well
documented neurotoxicant, which may in particular cause adverse effects
on the developing brain. It readily passes both the placental barrier
and the blood-brain barrier, therefore, exposures during pregnancy are
of highest concern. It may also cause adverse effects on the
cardiovascular system, thereby leading to increased mortality.
Methylmercury compounds are considered possible carcinogenic to humans
according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Furthermore, inhalation of elemental mercury vapour includes symptoms
such as tremors, insomnia, memory loss, neuromuscular changes, and
headaches. Kidney and thyroid may be affected.
Français- Glossaire Mercure
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7-11 June 2010, Stockhom, Sweden
1st Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee(INC)
on Mercury
22-25 April, 2010, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
2010 International Mercury EXPO
The College of William and Mary
5-13 March, 2010, Kingston, Jamaica
SAICM regional meeting for Latin American and the Caribbean , together with regional mercury consultations (UNEP) and a nanotechnology workshop (OECD/UNITAR/IOMC
22-26 February 2010, Bali, Indonesia
Simultaneous extraordinary meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
21-22 February 2010, Bali, Indonesia
11th Session of UNEP Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF)
1-3 February 2010, Bangalore, India
5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
25-29 January 2010, Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire
Africa regional meeting on SAICM, workshop nanotechnology and industrial chemicals, Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire
7-11 December 2009, Lodz, Poland
Third Central and Eastern European regional meeting on SAICM and associated workshops on mercury and a workshop on nanotechnology, Lodz, Poland
23-27 November 2009, Beijing, China
Asia-Pacific regional meeting on SAICM, consultation on mercury and workshop on nanotechnology, Beijing, China,
20 November 2009, Brussels
EU Mercury Storage meeting consultation
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