Environmental Protection agency) negotiations to establish a mercury convention ended in Geneva Wednesday evening 16 January with more of a whisper than a bang, in terms of world press coverage. Mercury has been an issue for so long, since the Japanese discovered in 1956 that it caused Minamata disease, that the growing seriousness of the problem has trouble catching the public eye.
And yet, the scope of the problem is daunting, judging by a new body of research, much of it done by environmental advocates who are pushing hard for a convention that will sharply reduce emissions and clean up environmental damage, and a new report by Unep.
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