Dangerous levels of mercury detected in Minamata meeting delegates
By 
Jamie Durrani2017-12-07T14:08:00
Mercury concentrations more than three times the health advisory threshold found in representatives from small island nations
Mercury levels that exceed safety limits were detected in more than half of the delegates tested at a meeting on the importance of reducing global mercury emissions. Researchers from the environmental organisation Ipen collected hair samples from 180 attendees representing 75 different countries at the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (COP1) held in Geneva in September.