Level 2 - Details on Mercury

• 1. What is mercury?
  • 1.1 In what forms does mercury exist?
  • 1.2 How does mercury exist in the environment?
  • 1.3 How can the form of mercury affect living organisms and the environment?
• 2. What are the impacts of mercury on human health?
  • 2.1 What are the potential health effects of mercury?
  • 2.2 How are we exposed to mercury?
  • 2.3 What levels of mercury might cause harm?
  • 2.4 How great are the risks from mercury today?
• 3. What are the impacts of mercury on the environment?
  • 3.1 How does mercury accumulate in organisms?
  • 3.2 How is wildlife affected?
  • 3.3 How may certain ecosystems be affected?
• 4. Where is mercury found?
  • 4.1 How does mercury cycle through the biosphere?
  • 4.2 Do local releases cause global effects?
  • 4.3 How much mercury do we release into the environment?
  • 4.4 How is mercury released naturally?
• 5. Where do the world's supplies of mercury come from?
  • 5.1 How does mercury reach the world market?
  • 5.2 How important is mercury recycling?
  • 5.3 What is mercury used for?
• 6. What can be done to reduce mercury releases?
  • 6.1 What are the possible ways of controlling mercury releases?
  • 6.2 What is the best overall approach to reduce emissions?
  • 6.3 What further research and information is needed?
• 7. What further research and information is needed?
  • 7.1 What are the needs of individual countries?
  • 7.2 What are the global data gaps?
• 8. Conclusions