After four years of negotiations, a landmark treaty to curb the use of
mercury last week opened for signature in Japan, marking a further
watershed moment towards the global phase-out of the notorious heavy
metal in many products and industries where mercury is used, released or
emitted.
The newest United Nations treaty, named the Minamata Convention after a
Japanese city where serious health damage occurred as a result of
mercury pollution in the mid-20th century, is both wide-ranging and
legally binding.
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