Factsheet for the non-electronic measuring devices

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dc.contributor.approvalRecordDirector, Industry and Economy Division
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationIndustry and Economy Division
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-16T11:19:42Z
dc.date.issued2026-06
dc.date.submitted2026-06-16
dc.descriptionNon-electronic measuring devices (NEMDs) are types of mercury-added products where mercury is under its elemental form (liquid). Parties to the Minamata Convention shall take measures not to allow the manufacture, import or export of the following NEMDs (except NEMDs installed in large-scale equipment or those used for high precision measurement, where no suitable mercury-free alternative is available: a. barometers; b. hygrometers; c. Manometers; d. Thermometers; e. Sphygmomanometers. The quantity of mercury used varies depending on types of product, as well as places where these products are used and stored.
dc.description.conventionAgreementMinamata Convention on Mercury
dc.description.reviewStatusinternal review only
dc.description.statusAdopted
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/globalmercurypartnership
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/49593
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number4 p.
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGOen
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.themepollution
dc.subject.thememercury contamination
dc.subject.themeadministration
dc.subject.themewaste management
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical waste
dc.titleFactsheet for the non-electronic measuring devices
dc.typeProgramme/project resource

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