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140 countries agree on treaty to limit mercury use [1]

Delegations from some 140 countries agreed on Saturday to adopt a ground-breaking treaty limiting the use and emission of health-hazardous mercury, the U.N.

Publication Date: 
20/01/2013
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Mercury [3], Health Effects [4], UNEP [5], Heavy Metals [6], Switzerland [7], Norway [8]

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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/switzerland
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/norway