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Group spotlights mercury-free alternatives in new study

In line with the celebration of National Poison Prevention Week, environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics has launched alternatives study titled “Mercury-Free Alternatives in the...

Minamata: A town, a disease, a convention, a new dawn beckons

One spring day just over 60 years ago in southern Japan, a young girl was brought to hospital by her anxious parents. She could...

Mercury: CSOs demand end to Africa’s use of dental amalgam

Over 30 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), including the Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev) Nigeria, have signed a declaration calling for Africa...

‘Poorly ventilated dental clinics pose mercury health risk’

Dental clinics and medical schools still making use of amalgam, as well as incinerators/medical waste treatment facilities, have been identified as extremely high risk...

Towards a treaty to curb mercury exposure

The Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) is seeking the support of the Federal Government of Nigeria towards the adoption of an international agreement on...

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Wildlife protection: Group reiterates need to strengthen measures

Save Andoni Forest Elephant and Ecosystem Initiative (SAFE-i), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Thursday, April 25, 2024, reiterated the need for government...
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Nigeria can leverage on renewables to industrialise, says Rep. Sam Onuigbo

Sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act and former Member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Sam Onuigbo, has stated...

INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement encapsulated the sentiment driving delegates’ commitment to end plastic pollution...

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Wildlife protection: Group reiterates need to strengthen measures

Save Andoni Forest Elephant and Ecosystem Initiative (SAFE-i), a non-governmental...

Nigeria can leverage on renewables to industrialise, says Rep. Sam Onuigbo

Sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act and former Member...
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