Mercury: Internat Orgs and Agreements
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The Global Mercury Assessment

As a consequence of all of the political pressure building up about the consequences of the dispersal of mercury around the globe, it was agreed that the United Nations would assess the state of the planet with respect to mercury and make recommendations as to its future management. This report (UNEP Global Mercury Assessment Report) can be accessed on line at this site:   :http://www.chem.unep.ch/mercury/default.htm

The  Short Summary of the UNEP Report may be more digestible!: Summary

There is detailed comment on the UNEP report from an activst group : http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/