I Incidents 13 Industrial 5, 8, 12, 18, 27, 31-36 Inuit 23

M Methylmercury 13-14, 20, 23, 28 Mercury ban export act 10, 32-33 Mercury deposits 12, 15 Mercury exports 32 Mercury levels 8-9, 14, 20, 22-23 Mercury products partnership 15, 42 Mercury waste 7, 8,13, 19, 21, 24, 31, 34-36 Minamata 5, 10-11, 13, 23

N Neurological symptoms and disorders 23, 24

P Pollution 8-9, 11, 19, 22, 25, 31-32, 36 Price and trade 5, 17-18, 20-21, 27 Primary mercury mining 6, 8, 12, 15, 20, 25, 32, 36 Products containing mercury 5, 7-10, 15, 18-19, 20, 24, 31, 35-37

W World Health Organization (WHO) 8, 22-24

R Regulations 32 Risk to humans 8, 10, 15, 20, 22-25

S Storage 13, 31-36

T Toxicity 15

U

UNEP 5, 9-10, 14-19, 21, 22, 24, 26-35 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 32

V Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) production 5-7, 15, 19, 36

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