18/06/2008

• Report on Open Ended Working Group Meeting on Mercury - Bangkok
By Dr. Abhay Kumar
Published in Toxics Link; 18/06/2008
The first open ended working group meeting held in Bangkok on November 12,2007 reached a consensus on ways to face challenges posed by Mercury and its threats to human health and environment. The meeting also discussed voluntary measures and new or existing international legal binding treaty as possible options to tackle the mercury related problems. The article takes a close watch on the debates at the meeting.

15/05/2007

• Hazards of Mercury in Health care settings
By Dr. Nidhi Jain
Published in Nursing in India 2006; 15/05/2007
The dangers of mercury exposure are now been recognised globally, particularly its role as a health hazard to the medical staff. Though hospitals alone are not the top source of mercury release in the environment but their large variety of uses for mercury containing equipment/ items pose dangers to a greater extent as compared to other sources. The article highlights the hazards mercury poses to those in the health care sector and suggests ways to handle the element safely.

23/10/2006

• How to reduce mercury demand and supply
By Ratna Singh
Published in toxicslink.org; 23/10/2006
The European Commission is hosting International Mercury Conference at Brussels on October 26-27, 2006 to discuss the way forward to reduce the demand and supply of mercury.

24/06/2006

• Phase out mercury
By Ravi Agarwal
Published in The Financial Express; 24/06/2006
India cannot continue to be part of the problem, with rest of the world phasing out lethal mercury and moving towards safer solutions.

22/12/2005

• Mercury awareness in schools
By Yamini Sharma
Published in toxicslink.org; 22/12/2005
Toxics Link is conducting a series of awareness workshops on mercury in schools and colleges under Clean Campus Programme.

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