The 20th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN-20) decided to call upon African member States (that are Parties to the Minamata Convention) to implement the phase out of dental amal...

The new Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law is the first international legally binding instrument to address environmental crime. Its main goal is the promotion and en...

Dass man bei Wasser aus Plastikflaschen Kunststoffteilchen mittrinkt, ist nicht überraschend. Aber auch bei Glasflaschen? Und Teebeuteln? Mikroplastik ist überall und wurde bereits im Gehirn und ander...

LFS air pollution induced a substantial global mortality burden, with notable geographical and socioeconomic disparities. Urgent actions are required to address such substantial health impact and the ...

Tooth decay, also known as caries, is a significant medical problem that harms teeth. Treatment is based on the removal of the carious material and then filling the cavity left in the tooth, most comm...

The Israeli Ministry of Health updated its Notice on the Use of Amalgam Reconstructions on 12.01.2023 banning the use of dental amalgam among high risk population such as children up to 15 years of ag...

Global Overview of Countries Phasing Out Dental Amalgam: According to the Minamata Conventions Full National Reports 2021, the MIAs, or other official documents, the global transition to a mercury-fre...

Recently published reports reveal that the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Maldives have phased out the use of dental amalgam, as especially for small island states without suitable disposal fa...

Quecksilber ist eine hochgiftige Chemikalie, die eine Bedrohung für die menschliche Gesundheit und für die Umwelt darstellt. Heute tritt die überarbeitete Quecksilberverordnung in Kraft.

Nach dem Fund eines seit Jahren verbotenen Weichmachers im Urin nordrhein-westfälischer Kinder schlägt das Umweltbundesamt (UBA) europaweit Alarm!