Report of the Inception Workshop for the Project “Management of Mercury and Mercury-Containing Waste”

The components of this global mercury waste management project can be briefly summarized as review of quantitative and qualitative data from the national inventory for mercury sources; prioritization of mercury sources and the corresponding sectors; development of a national mercury waste management plan; environmentally sound management (ESM) application in selected sources and sectors; sampling and mercury analysis of environmental and human samples; and final national reports and final project report (including evaluation and lessons learned).