Parties to the UN Minamata Convention on Mercury met this week to discuss illegal trade, gold-mining pollution, and other ...

Representatives from countries around the world are working together to reduce mercury pollution and protect people and the ...

The move is a win for human health: the WHO lists mercury as one of the top 10 chemical elements of major public health concern.

Mercury can be found in a variety of non-laboratory items such as fluorescent light bulbs, thermometers, older pressure gauges, plumbing traps, manometers, barometer, thermostats, capacitors, and ...

This webinar introduces VLS Environmental Solutions’ patent-pending process for the final disposal of elemental mercury.

Tuna is one of the most popular seafoods worldwide. But this protein-rich fish can build up high levels of methylmercury from feeding on contaminated prey, like smaller fish or crustaceans. Despite ...

Despite global bans, mercury continues to be found in some fairness creams. Dermatologists say this toxic ingredient can ...

Excavating human skeletons is the closest archaeologists can get to the people who lived in the past. Once excavated the bones are often analysed chemically in order to yield as much information as ...

The former HoltraChem site has been under remediation for over 20 years, but state officials say soil contaminated by ...