The Federal Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with development partners, including United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has stepped up awareness creation in Nigeria on Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Mercury is naturally occurring and highly toxic to human and the physical environment, in which human activities in the recent times have increased its level in the environment and human exposure to the high level of mercury causes kidney, heart and respiratory problems, vision or hearing problems, memory problems, infertility and emotional changes.
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