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COP5: Mercury treaty makes progress on dental mercury, falls short on ending threats from toxic waste

International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) advocates from around the world at the Fifth Conference of the Parties (COP5) of the Minamata Convention on Mercury...

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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Govt to transit 1m households from firewood-based cooking to clean energy solutions

The Federal Government on Friday, February 7, 2025, says it is working toward transiting one million households from firewood-based...
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Bayelsa varsity develops biogas plant

A researcher at the Bayelsa Government-owned University of Africa, Toru-Orua (UAT), Dr Faith Ogbole, has developed a plant for converting...

NiMet predicts three-day haziness from Sunday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted haziness from Sunday, February 9 to Tuesday, February 11, 2025, across the...

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Govt to transit 1m households from firewood-based cooking to clean energy solutions

The Federal Government on Friday, February 7, 2025, says...

Bayelsa varsity develops biogas plant

A researcher at the Bayelsa Government-owned University of Africa,...
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