Recognising the need to address the negative effects of mercury, the Minamata Convention on Mercury was developed to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds by, in part, regulating, inter alia, the supply, sources, trade, storage and disposal of mercury and its compounds; mercury- added products (MAPs) and processes; mercu. [...] This global treaty aims to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds, in part, by regulating, inter alia, the supply, sources, trade, storage and disposal of mercury and its compounds; MAPs and processes; mercury waste; and the emissions and releases of mercury. [...] Management) Act, 2013 The Pesticides and Toxic Manages the import and export of pesticides and toxic chemicals Chemicals Act, 2008 and provides for the establishment of the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board The Standards Act, 2017 Provides provisions for the labelling of chemicals and products. [...] The promotion of mercury-free medical measuring devices and mercury-free dental fillings in the public and private health care sectors should be coordinated by the DoAS in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Environment (particularly the Central Medical Procurement Unit) and the Medical Association of Antigua and Barbuda Inc. [...] It was found that the majority of mercury releases were attributed to the use and disposal of consumer products with 21 intentional use of mercury (approximately 13 kg/year), and a further 11 kg/year was found to be due to the use and disposal of medical blood pressure gauges, laboratory chemicals and equipment, and the preparation, use and disposal of dental amalgam (assessed under the source cat.
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- The European Environmental Bureau Zero Mercury Working 2
- Group and The Department of Analytical Services Antigua and Barbuda 2
- Editors 2
- Elena Lymberidi-Settimo Policy Manager Zero Mercury Campaign 2
- International co-ordinator Zero Mercury Working Group 2
- Rina Guadagnini PhD Mercury Policy Officer The European 2
- Environmental Bureau 2
- Tahlia Ali Shah Independent Consultant 2
- Loretta Benjamin National Consultant 2
- As part of 2
- The Africa Caribbean and the Pacific Multilateral Environmental 2
- Agreements Programme 2
- Date 2
- September 2023 2
- Table of Contents 3
- List of Acronyms 5
- List of Tables 7
- List of Figures 7
- About This Document 9
- Executive Summary 10
- Project Background 10
- Findings and Analysis of the Market Study on Target MAPs 12
- Conclusions and Recommendations to ensure the implementation of Article 4 14
- Chapter 1 Introduction 16
- 1.1 Why is Mercury an Issue 16
- 1.2 The Minamata Convention on Mercury 17
- 1.3 Mercury Activities in Antigua Barbuda 18
- 1.4 Mercury-added Products under the Minamata Convention on Mercury 19
- 1.5 Project Background 25
- Chapter 2 Brief Situational Analysis 27
- 2.1 Country Background 27
- 2.2 National Legislative and Institutional Framework Related to MAPs 27
- 2.3 Status of Mercury-Added Products in Antigua and Barbuda 30
- Chapter 3 Methodology 35
- 3.1 Stakeholder Engagement 35
- 4.1 Product Assessments 36
- Chapter 5 Conclusions and Recommendations 41
- References 47
- Annexes 50
- Annex 1 Brief Economic Analysis of Minamata Convention-compliant 50
- Products 50
- Annex 2 Methodology Considerations Market Study Challenges and 52
- Mitigation Measures 52
- Annex 3 Market Surveys 53
