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Law on the Approval of the 2012 Amendments to the Heavy Metals Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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8 January 2018

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Reducing transboundary air pollution is an important international goal, which the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols help to achieve. Amendments to the protocol play an important role in enhancing international environmental protection, and approving the amendments to the protocol increases Estonia's credibility in the international arena. Elements with metallic properties whose density is greater than 5000 kg/m³ are called heavy metals. Heavy metals are associated with environmental pollution and toxicity. The heavy metals lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and mercury (Hg) spread far across national borders through the atmosphere. The purpose of the protocol is to reduce human-caused emissions of heavy metals that spread across national borders and are likely to have significant adverse effects on human health or the environment.

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