09/10/2026
Mercury is a potent neurotoxin found in products ranging from cosmetics to fluorescent lamps, and it is widely used in small-scale gold mining.
But change is underway: mercury-laced products are being phased out, trade in mercury has slowed, and gold mines are switching to less toxic alternatives.
The Minamata Convention on Mercury brings together more than 150 countries to reduce mercury pollution and protect people and the planet: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/mercury-has-long-sickened-and-killed-could-tide-finally-be-turning