Global mercury assessment 2018
This update to the Global Mercury Assessment 2013 provides the most recent information available for the worldwide emissions to air, releases to water, and transport of mercury in atmospheric and aquatic
Mercury
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Under scanner: NGT panel to inspect ‘polluted’ Singrauli
BHOPAL: As rapidly increasing pollution engulfs Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, NGT’s ‘oversight committee’, led by Justice (retd) Rajesh Kumar, has decided to carry out a three-day inspection in
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding remediation of mercury contamination, Hindustan Unilever, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, 01/11/2018
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Navroz Mody Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/11/2018 regarding remediation of mercury contamination on account of manufacture of thermometers
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Mercury in Europe’s environment: a priority for European and global action
This EEA report aims to increase understanding and knowledge of global mercury pollution among both policymakers and the general public. The report provides background information and context, before setting
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Green Court Orders Inspection Of Parle Agro's Uttar Pradesh Unit
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel ordered the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to conduct a joint inspection and submit report
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding closure order of M/s N.G. Textiles, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 05/09/2018
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s N.G. Textiles Vs. Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board dated 05/09/2018. This appeal has been preferred against the order of the Uttar Pradesh
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Environmental chemicals in breast milk and formula: Exposure and risk assessment implications
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Mercury remediation: NGT issues injunction against HUL
Asks Central Pollution Control Board to get expert opinion The National Green Tribunal has granted an interim injunction restraining Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) from upscaling the mercury remediation
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Colombia bans the use of mercury in mining
Colombia’s government announced on July 16 that it has banned the use of mercury in all mineral extraction activities. By 2023 mercury will be entirely prohibited for industrial use. In March
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Seal all hand pumps drawing mercury-laced water: NGT to UP
Meerut: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to seal all the hand pumps and bore wells which are drawing water contaminated with mercury in six districts of west