The Minamata Convention on Mercury is an international treaty designed to protect humans and the environment from the harmful effects of mercury pollution. With these treaty restrictions on the use of mercury, an increase in the illegal trade of mercury has been expected. A team of researchers undertook a study of the illegal intercountry trade of mercury by examining different countries’ export and import trade statistics. They were successful in developing a data driven method for detecting the illegal international trade in mercury.
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Source: Phys.org