Mercury is among our most serious health and environmental hazards and man-made emissions of mercury result in human exposure, directly and via fish consumption.
As an input to global considerations on mercury management, we present a mercury substitution priority working list; or: An identification of the least essential mercury uses. Our assessment indicates that:
We therefore recommend that a prioritised phase-out work list for intentional mercury uses is discussed and developed further in international cooperation, for example in the Open-ended Working Group considering legal and other initiatives on mercury established under the auspices of UNEP.
The list could serve as:
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