Definition(s)
A heavy silvery-white toxic liquid metallic element occurring principally in cinnabar: used in thermometers, barometers, mercury-vapour lamps, and dental amalgams. (Source: GEMET/ CED)
The Minamata Convention on Mercury lists Mercury as (d) elemental mercury (Hg(0), CAS No. 7439-97-6); as (e) “Mercury compound” means any substance consisting of atoms of mercury and one or more atoms of other chemical elements that can be separated into different components only by chemical reactions; and as (f) “Mercury-added product” means a product or product component that contains mercury or a mercury compound that was intentionally added (Source: Minamata Convention)
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with mercure
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Convention de Bâle | 12 decisions1 document |
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Convention de Stockholm | 2 decisions1 document |
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La Convention du patrimoine mondial | 4 decisions |
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Convention de Rotterdam | 2 decisions2 documents |
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Convention de Barcelone | 2 decisions |
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Governing Council | 2 decisions |
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Convention de Minamata sur le mercure | 69 decisions19 documents |
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Assemblée des Nations Unies pour l’environnement | 1 decision |
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