UNEP recognises EMPIR project’s significant steps towards improving the measurement comparability of mercury levels in the environment
EMPIR project ‘Metrology for oxidised mercury’ (16ENV01, MercOx) is developing traceable methods that will improve the measurement comparability of mercury levels present in the atmosphere and in industrial gases. Mercury is a highly toxic metal that can severely impact human and animal health. Importantly, it exists not only in the elemental state, but also in oxidised and other more reactive, bio-accumulative forms. The project has developed the metrology required for accurately monitoring mercury levels in the environment, fundamentally helping with the implementation of important EU environmental directives.
