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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Minamata convention"”.
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Translating international commitments to domestic action : Mercury co-benefits, sustainable development, and climate policy in China
… and sustainability objectives, such as the Minamata Convention on Mercury and the global Sustainable Development Goals. Understanding the interactions between climate change, air pollution, and sustainable development can help decision-makers identify more effective policies that can address …
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Assessment of the potential environmental impacts arising from mercury-free dental restorative materials
… (mercury), including dental amalgam, through the Minamata Convention of 2013, which has in turn caused a rise in Hg-free dental filling materials that are now becoming increasingly nano-filled. The focus of this study is on the particles released from Hg-free dental fillings. Knowledge gaps …
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Assessment of Basotho women's perceptions of the health risks associated with skin-lightening in Lesotho using the Health Belief Model
… Lesotho Parliament's failure to domesticate the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The results of the study are intended to serve as a benchmark for future research on skin-lightening practices in Lesotho. Limitations of the study included the results' generalizability since non-randomised …
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Science to support toxics governance : tracking mercury and other pollutants from policy to impacts
… global environmental treaty (the United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury) in major emitter countries in Asia, and their potential implications for emissions and global transport using a scenario-based modelling approach. I project that the benefit of avoided emissions and deposition over …
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A Study Of Cyanide-Glycine Synergistic Lixiviant And The Igoli Process As Suitable Replacements For Mercury Amalgamation In Artisanal And Small-Scale Gold Mining
… concern globally, leading to the signing of the Minamata Convention treaty. Mercury-free gold concentration and extraction methods such as shaking tables and roasting with borax have been put forward over the years, but their uptake has been very limited. The reasons for this poor uptake have …
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From Source to Surveillance: An Assessment of Liquid Elemental Mercury Mobilization in Soil, Downstream Reactivity, and Biomarkers of Exposure
… mercury (iHg). With the enactment of the Minamata Convention on Mercury prompting renewed efforts for biomonitoring of vulnerable populations, the efficacy of hair THg as a proxy for MeHg exposures to populations needs to be evaluated for ASGM settings. Chapter four investigates the …