All mercury pollution articles
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NewsEnvironmental concerns ground mercury-based satellite thrusters
UN takes steps to outlaw mercury propellant that could have seen tonnes of the heavy metal rain down on Earth every year
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OpinionMapping mercury contamination from mining
Social cartography as a tool for locating sources of pollution
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NewsEnvironment agency scraps limits on mercury from US coal power plants
Public health benefits of restricting emissions of the heavy metal will no longer be taken into account
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NewsChemicals strategy to lay out UK government aspirations after Brexit
Twenty-five year environment plan short on details
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NewsDangerous levels of mercury detected in Minamata meeting delegates
Mercury concentrations more than three times the health advisory threshold found in representatives from small island nations
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NewsHeavy metal's revenge
Climate change could see levels of toxic mercury rise again even as the world cuts emissions
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ResearchGlowing polymer highlights mercury in fish
Portable fluorescent probe allows quick and easy detection of toxic pollutant
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NewsSupreme Court lets EPA’s mercury pollution regulations stand
Obama’s controversial Mercury and Air Toxics Standards have been upheld by the US Supreme Court
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NewsGlobal mercury treaty benefits US more than domestic action
Minamata Convention would lower mercury exposure 91% by 2050, compared to 32% for US’s own policies
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BusinessNew vinyl catalyst will reduce mercury emissions
Johnson Matthey strikes gold as China’s PVC industry looks for cleaner processes
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FeatureGoing for gold
Nina Notman looks at attempts to reduce the environmental impacts of small-scale gold mining
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ResearchMoulting seals bring mercury contamination to coast
Elephant seals are thought to be responsible for unusually high concentrations of toxic mercury in some coastal waters
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ResearchMercury-grabbing ionic liquids hit the gas
Team reveals research behind mercury removal technology developed for natural gas industry
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NewsMercury levels falls in US women
Environmental Protection Agency believes women’s fish choices are responsible for the reduction
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NewsGlobal treaty on mercury emissions signed
Ratification of the Minamata Convention may still take five years and some green groups are disappointed by its lack of ambition
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NewsChina blamed for mercury on iconic Mount Fuji
Pollution research adds to simmering row between Japan and China over disputed islands
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NewsGlobal convention to limit mercury agreed
World signs up to treaty to ban export of mercury but sticking points remain over artisanal mining and coal power plants