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2 Relevant Provisions of the Basel Convention and Works under the UNEP 12
4 Bibliography 84 Acronyms and Abbreviations

Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally Sound Management of Wastes Consisting of, Containing or Contaminated with Mercury – 5^th Draft

5^th Draft (January 2010)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 6

1.1 Scope 6

1.2 Background 6

1.3 About Mercury 6

1.4 Human Health Risk 8

1.5 Mercury Pollution 10

2 Relevant Provisions of the Basel Convention and Works under the UNEP 12

2.1 Basel Convention 12

2.2 Works under the UNEP 14

3 Guidance on Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of Mercury Waste 17

3.1 General Introduction 17

3.2 Legislative and Regulatory Framework 23

3.3 Mercury Waste Prevention and Minimization 26

3.4 Identification and Inventory 42

3.5 Handling, Collection, Packaging, Labelling, Interim Storage, and Transportation of Mercury Waste 49

3.6 Treatment of Mercury Waste and Recovery of Mercury 57

3.7 Long Term Storage and Landfilling of Mercury Waste 65

3.8 Remediation of Contaminated Sites 71

3.9 Health and Safety 76

3.10 Emergency Response 77

3.11 Public Awareness and Participation 78

4 Bibliography 84

Acronyms and Abbreviations

3R	Reduce, reuse and recycle
AMDE	Atmosphere mercury depletion event
ASM	Artisanal and small scale gold mining
ASTM	American Society for Testing and Materials
AOX	Adsorbable organic halides
BAT	Best available techniques
BMP	Best management practices
BEP	Best environmental practices
BOD	Biochemical oxygen demand
bw	Body weight
BrCl	Bromine monochloride, commonly called bromine chloride
C₂H₆	Ethane
CalEPA	California Environmental Protection Agency
CCFL	Cold-cathode fluorescent lamp
CCO	Chemical control order
CDI	Case development inspection
CEI	Compliance evaluation inspection
CETEM	Centre for Mineral Technology
CFL	Compact fluorescent lamps
CFM	Chemische Fabrik Marktredwitz
CH₃Hg+ or MeHg+	Monomethylmercury, commonly called methylmercury
(CH₃)₂Hg	Dimethylmercury
CME	Comprehensive groundwater monitoring evaluation
CO₂	Carbon dioxide
COP	Conference of the parties
CRMs	Certified reference materials
CSOs	Civil society organizations
CH₄	Methane
CVAAS	Cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry
CVAFS	Cold vapour atomic fluorescence spectrometry
DER	Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DfE	Design for Environment
DHA	Docosahexaenoic acid
EPR	Extended producer responsibility
EMS	Environmental management system
ESM	Environmentally sound management
EU	European Union
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
GC	Governing Council
GMP	Global Mercury Project
GTG	General technical guidelines
HEPA	High efficiency particulate arrestor
Hf	High frequency
Hg	Mercury
Hg(0) or Hg⁰	Elemental mercury
Hg(I)	Monovalent mercury
Hg(II) or Hg²+	Divalent mercury
HgCl₂	Mercury dichloride
HgS	Mercury sulphide
HgSO₄	Mercury sulphate
HID	High intensity discharge
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency
IATA	International Air Transport Association
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization
ICCM	International Conference on Chemicals Management
IHU	Industrial Health Unit
IGO	Intergovernmental organizations
ILO	International Labour Organization
IMERC	Interstate Mercury Education and Reduction Clearinghouse
IMO	International Maritime Organization
INC	Intergovernmental negotiating committee
IOMC	Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
J-Moss	Marking of presence of the specific chemical substances for electrical and electronic equipment
JECFA	Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
JIS	Japanese Industrial Standards
JLT	The Japanese Standardized Leaching Test
LOAEL	Lowest-observed-adverse-effect-level
MDL	Method detection limit
MeHg⁺	Methylmercury
MFOs	Multinational foundation organizations
MMSD	Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development
MRL	Minimal risk level
MSW	Municipal solid waste
MVM	Mercury vapour monitor
NEWMOA	The Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association
NGOs	Non-governmental organizations
NIES	National Institute for Environmental Studies
NIP	National implementation plan
NIMD	National Institute for Minamata Disease
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technologies
NRCC	National Research Council of Canada
ODA	Official Development Assistance
OEWG	Open-ended Working Group
OECD	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OSPAR	The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
QC	Quality control
QSP	Quick Start Programme
PAC	Powdered activated carbon
PBB	Polybrominated biphenyls
PBDE	Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
PM	Particulate matter
PMA	Phenylmercuric acetate
POPs	Persistent organic pollutants
PPP	Polluter pays principle
PR	Public relation
PTWI	Provisional tolerable weekly intake
RELs	Reference exposure levels
RoHS	Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
SAICM	Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management
SBC	Secretariat of the Basel Convention
SME	Small and medium size enterprises
SPC	Sulphur polymer cement
SPSS	Sulphur polymer stabilization/solidification
S/S	Cementitious stabilization/solidification
TBM	Transboundary movement
TCLP	Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure
TGM	Total gaseous mercury
THg	Total mercury
TOC	Total organic carbon
TWA	Time weighted average
TWI	Tolerable weekly intake
UN	United Nations
UNECE	United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP	United Nations Environment Programme
UNIDO	United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNITAR	United Nations Institute for Training and Research
USA	United State of America
USEPA	United States Environmental Protection Agency
VCM	Vinyl chloride monomer
WEEE	Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
WHO	World Health Organization

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