UN-backed treaty curbing use of hazardous mercury opens for signature

An international convention to curb the use of mercury opened for signature today in Japan, marking a watershed moment in the effort to phase-out the toxic heavy metal in the many products and industries in which it is used, according to United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP).
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