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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, marks an historic milestone in...

Turkey, Algeria become 138th, 139th Minamata Convention parties

Turkey and Algeria are the most recent countries to become parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury. On October 4, 2022, Türkiye deposited its instrument...

World Alliance, others share SIDS experiences on Minamata Convention

Pacific Coordinator, World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry, Fiji, Ms. Emele Duituturaga, and Project Coordinator and Private Sector Engagement Specialist, SIDS, Ms. Melanie Ashton, are...

Groups call for the removal of phase-out exemption for Mercury-added eye cosmetics

Environmental health organisations from the Philippines are asking governments across the world to end a partial exemption on mercury use for eye area cosmetics...

UNEP marks five years anniversary of Minamata Convention on Mercury

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has marked five years since the Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force. UNEP, in a statement, said five...

New Minamata Convention amendment protects children from amalgam use

The Children’s Amendment to the amalgam reduction requirement of the Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force on Friday, June 24, 2022. Henceforth, all the...

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...

Video: Mercury, silent killer that contributes to biodiversity loss – Stankiewicz

In the spirit of International Day for Biological Diversity 2022 that was observed on Sunday, May 22, the Minamata Convention on Mercury has drawn...

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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...