Heavy Metals:

Mercury:

Just like POPs, mercury is truly a poison without a passport. Like POPs, mercury does not respect national borders and no country, whether rich or poor can address this problem on its own. Mercury is not only a serious threat to human health and the environment, it is essentially an issue of social and environmental justice.

Further, IPEN launched its Mercury-Free Campaign to expand the base of civil society and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to raise awareness about mercury threats and support the development of the Treaty. Participating IPENers from all over the world work together to share information, experiences and capacities with the aim of promoting international policy changes, national heavy metals policy awareness, and other actions targeted at advancing a non-toxic environment agenda.

Learn more about the Mercury-Free Campaign