Science, Maths & Technology
What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?
...communities of countries such as Brazil and China. The Convention takes its name from the world’s worst mercury poisoning incident, which affected thousands of people who ate contaminated fish in Minamata Bay, Japan, in 1956. Its provisions include banning new mercury mines, phasing out existing ones, and regulating the use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold...
