U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA): International Capacity Building - Global Mercury Partnerships

$1.09M USD

Funder	Environmental Protection Agency
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of Energy
Country	World
Start Date	Jun 24, 2008
End Date	Oct 09, 2012
Duration	1,568 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`252033-87`

Grant Description

In support of UNEP Governing Council decision, reduce uses and releases of mercury from: (1) industrial sources including chloralkali, PVC and thermometers; (2) mining, including artisanal and large scale miningl; and, (3) industrial combustion, including cement kilns and incinerators.

Partnerships will continue to be used to achieve EPA and USG results, including stakeholders from NGOs and the private sector participating in pilot demonstrations of technologies and the transfer of best practices.