Science, Maths & Technology
What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?
...work. Contamination with even small amounts may damage the nervous, digestive and immune systems as well as lungs, kidneys, skin and eyes. Fetuses and young children are most susceptible, with studiesdocumenting mental retardation in a small proportion of children in fishing communities of countries such as Brazil and China. The Convention takes its name from the...