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The role of Bromine in Reducing Mercury Emissions
Mercury is considered by the World Health Organisation as one of the top ten chemicals or groups of chemicals of major public health concern. VideoPromoted content

The importance of Bromine in reducing Mercury emissions
Bromine-based technologies are helping to reduce mercury emissions from thermal coal-fired power stations and thus contribute to the Minamata goals.
Mercury in the water: 40% of Europe’s lakes and rivers contaminated
40% of the EU’s surface water bodies are contaminated with levels of mercury, endangering birds and marine mammals. An article by our partner, the Journal de l’Environnement.
Mercury poisoning widespread as even UN delegates test positive
A new study has revealed that mercury pollution is more widespread across the world than previously thought, even among high-level ministers and delegates, as a new UN treaty struggles to get to grips with what experts call "an immediate threat to everyone".
Mercury trade on the up despite new UN treaty
Mercury mining has skyrocketed in the last five years, according to a new UN report, despite efforts to reduce supply.
Mercury’s time is up as international treaty comes into force
The Minamata Convention on Mercury, an international treaty that bans the manufacture and trade in mercury products after 2020, entered into force on 16 August, four years after it was first signed. EURACTIV's partner Der Tagesspiegel reports.
EU hails global deal on cutting mercury emissions
The European Commission has hailed a UN agreement that will establish the first global treaty to cut mercury pollution. Specific household items will be blacklisted and new controls on power plants and small-scale mines will be introduced, the United Nations said on Saturday (19 January).US shift spurs on global mercury pollution deal
Thanks to a dramatic shift in the position of the United States, environmental ministers from over 140 countries agreed to begin negotiating a treaty to control global mercury pollution last week at a meeting of the UN Governing Council in Nairobi, Kenya.Europe hopes world will follow mercury ban
EU Ministers in the Competitiveness Council yesterday (25 September) adopted a regulation banning all exports of mercury from the EU in 2011, wrapping up a key part of a European strategy to limit emissions of the toxic heavy metal into the environment.
Agreement reached on EU mercury export ban
In a move broadly acclaimed by health and environmental groups, the European Parliament voted yesterday to back a compromise deal to ban all mercury exports from the EU in 2011 and improve the safety of surplus storage.