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Mercury Emissions from Coal (MEC7): conference update

Tue 2 February, 2010

The MEC7 conference originally planned to be hosted at Oxford University is now likely to be held in Edinburgh. Owing to a number of complicating factors it was
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Older Dental Fillings Contain Form of Mercury Unlikely to Be Toxic, Study Finds

Sat 12 December, 2009

ScienceDaily (Dec. 12, 2009) – A new study on the surface chemistry of silver-colored, mercury-based dental fillings suggests that the surface forms of mercury may be less toxic
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Safe Storage & Disposal of Mercury: workshop presentations

Thu 29 October, 2009

A workshop held at St Anne’s College, University of Oxford on 13 & 14 October 2009 considered the scientific and engineering issues associated with ensuring the safe storage
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Mercury Emissions from Coal (MEC7): conference update

February 2nd, 2010

The MEC7 conference originally planned to be hosted at Oxford University is now likely to be held in Edinburgh. Owing to a number of complicating factors it was decided that this would be more feasible and currently a late May/mid-June 2010 date is being investigated. For further information please contact Lesley Sloss.


Older Dental Fillings Contain Form of Mercury Unlikely to Be Toxic, Study Finds

December 12th, 2009

ScienceDaily (Dec. 12, 2009) – A new study on the surface chemistry of silver-colored, mercury-based dental fillings suggests that the surface forms of mercury may be less toxic than previously thought. For the full article please go to the ScienceDaily website


Safe Storage & Disposal of Mercury: workshop presentations

October 29th, 2009

A workshop held at St Anne’s College, University of Oxford on 13 & 14 October 2009 considered the scientific and engineering issues associated with ensuring the safe storage and disposal of redundant mercury. Presentations from the workshop are now available.


European Commission: Forest fires increase mercury emissions

June 18th, 2009

Mercury is a global pollutant arising from many sources, including biomass burning, which includes both wildfires and intentional fires to clear land. A recent study estimates that mercury emissions from BMB make up 8 per cent of total global mercury emissions.


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