Progress of Mercury Pollution Research and Implementation of Minamata Convention in China

Authors

FENG Xinbin, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
SHI Jianbo, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
LI Ping, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
YIN Yongguang, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
JIANG Guibin, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China

Keywords

mercury pollution; Minamata Convention; research progress; China

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Mercury (Hg) is one of the most toxic heavy metal and a global pollutant. The Minamata Convention on mercury entered into force in August 2017, which aims to control and reduce global anthropogenic Hg emissions and use, and highlights that Hg pollution has become an important global environmental issue. At present, China is one of the larger countries on Hg production, use, and emission, which faced with great pressure of Hg pollution control and implementation of the Convention. Based on this background, this paper systematically describes the production, use, and emission of Hg in China, the migration, transformation, and health effects of Hg, the Minamata Convention on mercury, and the progress of Hg pollution control and implementation of Minamata Convention in China, and also points out five aspects on Hg research in China, which hopes to contribute to the environmental Hg pollution control and the implementation of the international convention in China.

First page

1344

Last Page

1350

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

Xinbin, FENG; Jianbo, SHI; Ping, LI; Yongguang, YIN; and Guibin, JIANG (2020) "Progress of Mercury Pollution Research and Implementation of Minamata Convention in China," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 35 : Iss. 11 , Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20201015002
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol35/iss11/5