Mercury poisoning treaty

GENEVA, Switzerland - Government-level talks are held at the United Nations in Geneva on Jan. 19, 2013, on the draft of a new international treaty to regulate mercury trading to help prevent environmental pollution and health damage from the toxic substance.

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