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Minamata Convention groups conduct virtual meetings towards curbing mercury pollution

With two online meetings of expert groups under the Minamata Convention on Mercury convened recently by the Secretariat, work appears to have continued, despite...

Coalition lists pitfalls before mercury treaty

Commitments toward stronger global mercury controls are being hampered by illegal, unreported and unregulated mercury production and trade, an international NGO coalition revealed on...

Mercury-free dentistry: CPC, groups educate care consumers

The Sustainable Research & Action for Environmental Development (SRADev) Nigeria and World Alliance for Mercury Free Dentistry (WAMFD) are collaborating with the Consumer Protection...

‘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...

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End mercury dental fillings in children, group demands

Amalgam is a dental filling material that is 50% mercury, a neurotoxin and pollutant. This week, BAN Toxics, a Philippines-based not-for-profit,...
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SCI, experts mobilise journalists for climate change, health reportage

An international organisation, Save the Children International (SCI), and climate and health experts on Thursday, March 30, 2023, held...

LAWMA begins placement of notices on houses without waste bins

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) will begin the placement of abatement notices on houses without waste bins from...

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End mercury dental fillings in children, group demands

Amalgam is a dental filling material that is 50%...

SCI, experts mobilise journalists for climate change, health reportage

An international organisation, Save the Children International (SCI), and...