While the Philippines already signed the Minamata Convention, ratification is needed from the Philippine government to put the Convention’s obligations to protect the human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds in force.
Mercury, a neurotoxin, can cause irreversible brain and nervous system damage, and is a particular hazard for the developing fetus and small children. It can cause other serious diseases including acrodynia, Hunter-Russell syndrome, Parkinsonism, and Minamata disease.
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