UN bans mercury satellite propellants

The United Nations adopted a provision to phase out the use of mercury as a satellite propellant by 2025 during …
UN bans mercury satellite propellants

The United Nations adopted a provision to phase out the use of mercury as a satellite propellant by 2025 during the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, Zero Mercury said. Public interest NGOs (non-governmental organizations) welcomed the ban.

Canada and Switzerland played vital roles in having the ban put in place.

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