Further action is needed to reduce mercury supply and use, according to participants at a recent meeting in Brussels.
The “EU Mercury surplus management and mercury-use restrictions in measuring and control equipment” meeting took place on 19 June 2006.
Organized by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), the meeting involved a number of environmental and health […]
Further action is needed to reduce mercury supply and use, according to participants at a recent meeting in Brussels.
The “EU Mercury surplus management and mercury-use restrictions in measuring and control equipment” meeting took place on 19 June 2006. Organized by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), the meeting involved a number of environmental and health NGOs. The groups demanded that several measures be taken against mercury, including steps to: ban all exports by 2008, store all surplus in perpetuity, regulate mercury, restrict the use of all measuring and control equipment containing mercury, and completely eliminate mercury from production. The group urged EU institutions to adopt the proposals presented in order to help reduce mercury supply in the EU and worldwide, in line with UNEP Governing Council recommendations.
Link to further information
EEB press release (19 June 2006)