ICMGP 2013 - Conferene Programme

Mercury touches many areas of global science and so the conference programme is diverse and interesting. Sessions will cover themes such as:

• Mercury measurement – emissions, air, soil, water, biota, fish, tissue samples
• Mercury in ecosystems – the Arctic, Great Lakes and other sensitive areas
• Mercury legislation – from the new UNEP treaty down to National standards
• Mercury fate and transport – from emission to deposition and on to consumers
• Mercury ecotoxicology – exposure and risk
• Mercury and health – case studies
• Mercury in contaminated sites and remediation strategies
• Mercury sources – coal combustion, chlor-alkali, waste incineration, crematoria
• Mercury from natural sources – volcanoes, natural emissions
• Mercury control – capture and remediation
• Mercury in waste – transport and long-term disposal
• Mercury and the public – dentistry, medical uses, batteries, socio-economic
• Mercury and gold – changes in practice and alternative strategies

The conference will include plenary sessions covering the most current and relevant topics. The delegates will then move into six parallel sessions to concentrate on more specific topics.