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We at #ToxicsLink hosted a webinar on Mercury Phase-out under the Minamata Convention recently, with a focus on the healthcare sector The goal is simple: a mercury-free healthcare sector by 2030 #MinamataConvention #MercuryFreeHealthcare #MCMMD #UNEP #WHO #MoEFCC #MoHFW

In celebration of WHO's International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Toxics Link conducted a community awareness workshop at Nav Abhiyan, Bhogal. The workshop brought together children aged 7–14 years and their parents with the purpose of raising awareness about lead exposure.

#ToxicsLink in collaboration with Pahlé India Foundation and the Department of Community Medicine at Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), organised a Continuing Medical Education session titled ‘Detecting the Invisible: #LeadPoisoning Exposure & prevention’ recently #ilppw2026

During Lead Prevention Week, the Toxics Link team engaged with community members in Seelampur to raise awareness about the dangers of lead exposure and its impact on public health. #LeadPreventionWeek #LeadFreeFuture #PublicHealth #ToxicsLink

#ToxicsLink conducted a stakeholder meeting on #GlobalFrameworkonChemicals and #HighlyHazardousPesticides at @IIC_Delhi  Key discussions included the environmental and health impacts of HHPs, including evidence linking pesticide exposure to chronic diseases and #cancer

Join the Conversation on Safer #Chemicals & #Pesticides 24 Sept, #ToxicsLink is bringing together experts, policymakers, researchers, civil society and other stakeholders for a discussion on the #GFC and #HHPs Join us02web.zoom.us/j/8563567938… #GFC #HighlyHazardousPesticides

Exposure to #leadchromates means potential exposure to both #lead and #chromium, #chemicals associated with serious #health risks. Bright colours may catch our attention, but colour alone tells us nothing about what is inside.

Webinar on 22 September at 2:30 PM to discuss the toxic effects of mercury, its impact on human health and the environment, and the need for a complete phase-out of mercury by 2030. Register - forms.gle/TjnUU2hv661NRQDn6 #MercuryFreeIndia #ToxicsLink #Health @UNEP @moefcc

Highly Hazardous #Pesticides (#HHPs) can contaminate our air, water & soil, creating multiple pathways through which people may be exposed, including inhalation, skin contact and contaminated food and water; pose serious health concerns. #ChemicalSafety #PublicHealth #ToxicsLink

Do you know #Mercury is really toxic? It is in the @WHO list of most hazardous #chemicals in the world. @UNEP

Pest control should not come at the cost of health. Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) pose particularly high risks to human health and the environment, and often affect farmers and farm workers most directly. Safer alternatives exist. #HHPs #ToxicsLink

#Mercury can be released at any stage, manufacturing, use, breakage, or disposal, into air, water, and soil. It can form methylmercury, its most toxic form, which bioaccumulates through the food chain, from water to fish to our plates, in increasingly concentrated form. #unep

Given Mercury's highly hazardous nature, mercury is listed by WHO among the top 10 #chemicals causing major public #health concerns. This underscores the urgent need to transition to safer, mercury-free alternatives in healthcare devices. #MercuryFreeIndia #ToxicsLink #UNEP

Everyday objects, from painted surfaces to toys, packaging and pencils, often get their vivid yellow, orange or red from lead chromate pigments. Stay tuned as we unpack how this affects our health in our upcoming posts.   #lead #toxic #chemicals #toxicslink

#ToxicsLink convened a stakeholder meeting in Chennai on the #GlobalFrameworkonChemicals (GFC): Protecting #HumanHealth and #Environment, bringing together experts, policymakers, regulators, industry and academia to discuss India’s preparedness for safer #chemicalmanagement.

Toxics Link convened a stakeholder meeting in Tirupur on Current Chemicals Use in Textiles: Challenges and Opportunities, bringing together industry representatives and experts to discuss the need for safer chemical use across the textile sector. #ToxicsLink  #ChemicalSafety

Freedom is not just about being free. It is also about being able to breathe clean air, live in a safe environment, & build a #healthier and #sustainable #future for ourselves and generations to come. 🇮🇳 #ToxicsLink wishes a very #HappyIndependenceDay! #HarGharTiranga

Safer products, stronger policy, and healthier communities are possible. But they require people who are informed, organised, and unwilling to accept invisible harm as inevitable. Tag someone who needs to see this series. Read more: toxicslink.org/our-publicati… #WomensHealth

Women are not only among those most affected by chemical exposure. They are also among the most powerful advocates for change. #ChemicalPolicy #ToxicsLink #CommunityHealth #WomensHealth #HealthAdvocacy