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‘Mercury’ issue of Science for Environment Policy now online

The special issue of Science for Environment Policy focusing on Mercury is now available to download, free, from: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/16si.pdf.

The special issue of the news service provides an essential guide for policy makers to research into the use, effects and management of mercury. The articles offer easy -to-read summaries of key studies in the field, to give a comprehensive view of the latest developments. They explore topics including: • What are the risks to health of mercury exposure? • How can we dispose of mercury safely? • How can we replace mercury in artisanal gold-mining? Science for Environment Policy is a free news service designed to strengthen links between environmental research and policy. Mercury is the sixteenth in a series of special Thematic Issues which take an in-depth look at issues high on the policy agenda. In addition to monthly special issues, subscribers to Science for Environment Policy receive a weekly news alert by email covering a range of environmental research. All news alert articles and Thematic Issues can be viewed on the service’s website: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/index_en.htm To subscribe to the service, simply send an email to sfep@uwe.ac.uk with the subject line ‘Subscribe SfEP’. Science for Environment Policy is published by the European Commission’s DG Environment and has over 11,000 subscribers. It is edited by the Science Communication Unit at the University of the West of England.

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