GLOBAL MERCURY CONVENTION AGREED BY UN
January 2nd, 2013
INTERNATIONAL negotiators have concluded a global treaty aimed at reducing mercury mining, industrial use and pollution, which will be signed in Japan in October.Following four years of talks coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the detailed convention tries to limit the exposure of humans and nature to mercury, from mining to waste disposal.The agreement will also commit governments to limiting mercury pollution from non-ferrous metal smelters, including lead, zinc, copper, manganese and gold production. The maximum allowed intensity ...
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