Environment International Mercury Pollution 
Green Car Congress
JUNE 3, 2019
Although there is ample evidence that air pollution—specifically airborne. A European study has used wild moss samples to estimate human exposure to airborne metal particles in order to analyze the relationship between atmospheric metal pollution and risk of mortality. Environment International. 2019.05.004.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 19, 2013
At the conclusion of the International Negotiating Committee on Mercury ( INC5 ) meeting in Geneva ( earlier post ), nations agreed on a global, legally-binding treaty to prevent mercury emissions and releases. Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps. Switches and relays.
Green Car Congress
JULY 16, 2015
The Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament tightened up a European Commission proposal and called for more ambitious national caps on emissions of six main pollutants in order to cut emissions by 70% across the EU and save €40 billion (US$44 billion) in air pollution costs by 2030. —Julie Girling.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2013
The fifth and final session of negotiations on the establishment of an international mercury convention—International Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC5)—is taking place this coming week in Geneva. UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 7, 2022
A new systematic review by The Lancet found that “people living in e-waste exposed regions had significantly elevated levels of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants,” and it advocated for “novel cost-effective methods for safe recycling operations … to ensure the health and safety of vulnerable populations.”
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MARCH 23, 2013
Continue implementation of Clean Air Act requirements on criteria pollutants (such as SO 2 and NO x ) and hazardous air pollutants (such as mercury) to include creating new performance standards for CO2 emissions from existing stationary sources, which would follow the performance standards for new plants released in March 2012.
Plugs and Cars
JULY 3, 2007
The firings and their implication has gone international. The LA Times headline, Mixed messages in the air, The governor's actions often work against his tough talk on pollution tells the story. It is not the first time the governor has made bold promises on the environment while his administration dragged its feet behind the scenes.
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