Saturday, 4 January 2014

The UNEP Minamata Convention


Type                United Nations treaty
Signed             10 October 2013
Location          Kumamoto, Japan
Signatories      94

The Minamata Convention on Mercury is an international treaty designed to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds.
*Minamata is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Thank you for your comment.I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Regards,
Naveen