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Mercury

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inches of mercury

Millimeters of Mercury

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Methyl mercury is formed in the ocean from mercury created by the burning of fossil fuels such as petroleum and coal in automobiles and power plants.

The terms of reference of the Commission are to investigate the history and background of the acquisition of spent mercury catalyst stockpiled by Thor Chemicals as well as additional mercury containing sludge on the premises and to report on the further utilization or disposal thereof, and to recommend on the best practical environmental option to deal with the problem of mercury containing catalyst and or waste currently present on Thor s premises.

Delete the entry Ammonium tetrachloromercurate (II) . Annex 2

Tom got mercury poisoning from eating canned tuna every day.

And this includes 5,000 pounds of mercury from our dental fillings alone every year.

Seafood Business, Mercury fear rising, June 2004, p. 1.

To reduce mercury pollution of international waters by emissions emanating from small scale gold mining

To develop capacities and regulatory mechanisms to enable the sector to minimize mercury pollution

To build capacity of local laboratories to assess the extent and impact of mercury pollution.

Former Thor workers still suffer from mercury poisoning.

The factory also seems to be the number one suspect in the mercury pollution of the surrounding area.

5. Thor Chemicals importation of spent mercury catalyst for processing, South Africa (para. 64).

Reportedly, workers employed by Thor on a part time basis as casual labourers were dismissed after they began to suffer symptoms of mercury poisoning.

Assisting the artisanal and small scale gold mining sector to minimize the discharge of highly poisonous mercury used in gold extraction

Thus, along with other measures, improving the accessibility of safe drinking water can contribute to boosting rural welfare and incomes.

says we have 219 toxic pollutants in our bodies, and this includes preservatives, pesticides and heavy metals like lead and mercury.

Similarly, burning municipal solid waste to recover energy produces trace amounts of mercury and dioxins.

The British transnational corporation Thor Chemicals announced that it would phase out all mercury related operations at its Durban plant by the end of 1996, after three Thor executives were charged with culpable homicide and 42 contraventions of safety laws following the death of a worker from suspected mercury poisoning.

In the 1950s they tried their best to muffle this sound with mercury switches and silent knob controls.

The Vieques population, however, continued to suffer from various forms of cancer and respiratory diseases, mercury poisoning, water contamination and air pollution.

J. Lowy, EPA raises estimate of newborns exposed to mercury, Scripps Howard News Service, February 4, 2004.

In the U.S., Japan and the EU, widespread attention is being focused on the dangers to pregnant women and expectant and nursing mothers and their children from the consumption of methyl mercury, a dangerous neurotoxin found in high concentrations in predatory species that can damage the developing brains of fetuses and young children.

Implementation of the global GEF UNDP UNIDO project dealing with the mercury pollution of water has continued. The ultimate goals and or achievements of this project are

The importation of spent mercury catalyst into South Africa by Thor Chemicals was known to and permitted by the South African Government and there was no illicit dumping or trafficking.

Corporations can, of course, be asked to conform to a don t list don t dump mercury into rivers, don t employ children for hazardous tasks, etc. But what they practice as do s by way of altruism is surely a matter of what they consider virtuous to spend their money on.

In the six weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revised its mercury in fish warning, the sale of tuna fell by 9.3 percent.

Reportedly, inside Thor apos s factory today are more workers who have been poisoned by mercury, having been consistently exposed to dangerous levels of mercury, sometimes 20 times higher than the internationally accepted safe limit.

A recent study conducted in Finland and published in the journal of the American Heart Association has also linked mercury poisoning in male adults with increased coronary heart disease.

The warning advised that expectant, pregnant and nursing women and children should not eat any shark, swordfish or king mackerel due to high mercury levels.

A recent study found that 20 percent of consumers are extremely or very concerned about mercury in seafood, the third highest food safety issue of concern in the U.S.

Because new EU rules allow testing imported fish for mercury levels and other contaminants, import restrictions and declining demands may soon result.

Civil society welcomes the adoption by the twenty third session of the Governing Council of decision 23 9 on chemicals management, which instructs UNEP to further develop its Mercury Programme and requests Governments and other stakeholders to take immediate actions to reduce the risks to human health and the environment posed on a global scale by mercury in products and production processes.

A recent study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found that about 630,000 children are born each year with enough methyl mercury in their blood to put them at risk of brain damage.

Technological innovations have replaced mercury in batteries, dental fillings, and thermometers mercury consumption is down 98 and, by 2000, the price was down 90 . More broadly, since 1946, supplies of copper, aluminum, iron, and zinc have outstripped consumption, owing to the discovery of additional reserves and new technologies to extract them economically.

We urge the Governing Council Global Ministerial Environment Forum and Governments to make every effort