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Frontpage
Disclaimer
and acknowledgement
Key
findings of the report
Summary
of the report
1 Introduction
1.1
Background and mandate
1.2
Submission of information for this
report
1.3
Sources of information for this report
1.4
Scope and coverage in this report
1.5 Purpose
of this report
2 Chemistry
2.1
Overview
2.2
Mercury species and transformation in the atmosphere
2.3
Mercury species and transformation in aquatic environments
2.4 Mercury species and
transformation in soil
3 Toxicology
3.1
Overview
3.2
Methylmercury
3.3
Elemental and inorganic mercury
3.4 Interactions – possible
confounding effects of certain nutrients
4 Current mercury
exposures and risk evaluations for humans
4.1
Overview
4.2
Evaluations of exposure causing risks
4.3
Routes of mercury exposure – a general overview
4.4
Exposure through diets of fish and marine mammals
4.5 Submitted data on mercury
concentrations in fish
5
Impacts of
mercury on the environment
5.1
Overview
5.2
Eco-toxicological effect levels
5.3
Ecosystems at risk and vulnerable species
5.4 Mercury concentrations in
environmental media
6 Sources and
cycling of mercury to the global environment
6.1
Overview
6.2
Natural sources of mercury
6.3
Anthropogenic sources of mercury
6.4 Pathways of mercury to – and in
– the environment
7 Current
production and use of mercury
7.1
Overview
7.2
Global production
7.3
Current use patterns
7.4 Particulars on
chlor-alkali
production and gold extraction
8 Prevention and
control technologies and practices
8.1
Overview
8.2
Substitution
8.3
Reducing mercury releases
8.4
Waste management practices
8.5 Mercury control costs and
effectiveness
9 Initiatives for
controlling releases and limiting use and exposure
9.1
Overview
9.2
National initiatives
9.3
International agreements and instruments
9.4
International organizations and programmes
9.5 Sub-regional and regional
initiatives
10 Data and information
gaps
10.1 National
research and information needs
10.2 Data gaps of a general, global
character
10.3 Development of Policy tools
11 Options for
addressing any significant global adverse impacts
11.1 Overview
11.2 Conclusions with respect to significant
global adverse impacts of
mercury
11.3
Conclusions with respect to possible options for addressing any
significant global adverse impacts of mercury
11.4
Additional aspects with respect to possible options for
addressing
any
significant global adverse impacts of mercury
11.5
Proposals for immediate action to be considered by the UNEP
Governing Council
12 Glossary, acronyms and
abbreviations
References
Appendix
- Overview of existing and future national actions, including
legislation, relevant to mercury |
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