| | REGIONAL AWARENESS-RAISING WORKSHOP ON MERCURY |
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| | 5508 | | ID | UNEP Chemicals |
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| | Table of Contents |
| | 1. BACKGROUND FOR THE WORKSHOP 1 |
| | 2. WORKSHOP PROGRAMME AND TIMETABLE 4 |
| | 3. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 9 |
| | 4. WORKING GROUP SESSIONS 17 |
| | 5. PRESENTATIONS AT THE WORKSHOP 24 |
| | Opening Statement by Aase Tuxen, Scientific Affairs Officer, UNEP Chemicals 25 |
| | Overview of agenda and organization of the workshop by Juan Caicedo, UNEP Chemicals 27 |
| | Why is mercury a problem of global concern – key findings from the Global Mercury Assessment |
| | report by Juan Caicedo, UNEP Chemicals 29 |
| | Overview of the UNEP Governing Council decisions relevant to mercury and UNEP’s mercury |
| | programme by Aase Tuxen, UNEP Chemicals 32 |
| | Role and programmes of UNEP ROWA in promoting integrated management of hazardous |
| | chemicals and wastes in West Asia by Basel Al-Yousfi, UNEP ROWA 34 |
| | Global releases and uses of mercury by John Munthe, resource person 37 |
| | Overview of mercury cycling in the environment by Magnus Nystrøm, resource person 42 |
| | The global mercury assessment and national actions taken in Morocco by Salma Karrakchou and |
| | Hecham El Hamri, Morocco 45 |
| | Monitoring of mercury levels in fish and media in Egypt by Ahmed A. Elseoud and Wafaa Shalaby, |
| | Egypt 47 |
| | Mercury situation in Algeria by Radia Boussoumah, Algeria 51 |
| | Mercury use patterns in Jordan by Abdullah Heyasat, Jordan 52 |
| | Implementation of the Oil Sector Complex on the Arabian Gulf Coast of the State of Kuwait by |
| | Enaam Abdulrasool Behbehami, Kuwait 54 |
| | Mercury situation in Afghanistan by Suleiman Shah Salary and Mohammad Akbar Khalid, |
| | Afghanistan 60 |
| | Overview of exposures and health effects of mercury for humans and wildlife by Jesper Bo |
| | Nielsen, resource person 62 |
| | Mercury in human hair and relation to fish consumption in Moroccan north coast by Hecham El |
| | Hamri, Morocco 67 |
| | Approaches for assessing population exposures and risks by Jesper Bo Nielsen, resource person |
| | 72 |
| | Measuring and monitoring mercury levels in environmental media and biota by Jesper Bo Nielsen, |
| | resource person 78 |
| | Sampling techniques and analytical methods of mercury by Khaled Nakhlé, NCSR, Lebanon 81 |
| | New data regarding mercury cycle in the Mediterranean Waters by Daniel Cossa, IFREMER 85 |
| | Guidance for developing an inventory of mercury uses and releases by Magnus Nystrøm, resource |
| | person 91 |
| | Global and regional mercury trade by John Munthe, resource person 95 |
| | Mercury pollution in Iran by Zhara Jabbari Barjasteh, Iran 98 |
| | Remediation of mercury contamination at a pulp and paper plant site in Western Central Tunisia by |
| | Salah Hassini, Tunisia 104 |
| | Mercury situation in Palestine by Abdul Rahman Musallan, Palestine 106 |
| | Mercury situation in Syria by Khaled Fastouk and Eyad Ibrahim, Syrian Arab Republic 108 |
| | Global Mercury Assessment – information on policy actions and approaches and options for |
| | addressing the significant global adverse impacts of mercury by Aase Tuxen, UNEP Chemicals |
| | 111 |
| | Mercury in products by Magnus Nystrøm, resource person 114 |
| | Mercury in soaps, cosmetics and “herbal medicine” by Jesper Bo Nielsen, resource person 119 |
| | Strategies to reduce mercury releases: Solid waste collection and treatment by Magnus Nystrøm, |
| | resource person 122 |
| | Chlor-alkali production and mercury catalyst use: Strategies to reduce use and release of mercury |
| | by John Munthe, resource person 125 |
| | Strategies to reduce mercury exposure in artisanaland small-scale gold mining by Aase Tuxen, |
| | UNEP Chemicals 129 |
| | Clean-up/management of waste sites by John Munthe, resource person 136 |
| | Options, approaches and technologies to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants |
| | and other combustion sources by John Munthe, resource person 138 |
| | Fish consumption advisories – balancing risks and benefits by Jesper Bo Nielsen, resource person |
| | 143 |
| | Relevant and international mercury initiatives and Action Plans by Magnus Nystrøm, resource |
| | person 149 |
| | Possibilities for technical, financial and other assistance to support countries’ efforts to deal with |
| | mercury pollution by Aase Tuxen, UNEP Chemicals 153 |
| | Enabling activities for the development of a national implementation plan for mercury by Halal Ali |
| | Saleh Al-Reiashi, Yemen 155 |
| | UNEP Governing Council –preparations for the 23rd session in February 2005 by Juan Caicedo, |
| | UNEP Chemicals 157 |
| | Closing remarks by Aase Tuxen, UNEP Chemicals 159 |