Chloralkali Project - Uruguay: Final Report [Draft]

The Global Mercury Partnership is the primary vehicle for immediate action on mercury, contributing to the overall global mercury solution. The importance and urgency of immediate actions on mercury through the Global Mercury Partnership is clearly recognized by the UNEP Governing Council. In the Consultation Meeting on Mercury Waste and Storage, held in Geneva, on 23 September 2010, this project was proposed. The aim is to provide for all chlorine-alkali plants for mercury technology, particularly in developing countries, a reliable guide, easy to use in the management of mercury. The mercury management in these plants aims protection of health and worker exposure to mercury, protecting the local environment and contributing to the global environment. This project on assessment of the usefulness of the WCC guidelines on mercury in the chloralkali sector addresses issues included in three areas of the Global Mercury Partnership, namely: – Mercury waste management – Mercury reduction in the chloralkali sector, and – Mercury supply and storage.