Mercury Technology Centre
The Mercury Technology Center promotes applied research and technological solutions to reduce the impact of mercury on health, the environment, and industry.
Mercury
Mercury is one of the most dangerous substances for human health, ecosystems, and wildlife. What for year was considered a local problem, is now recognized as a global, diffuse, and persistent challenge that demands coordinated responses and grounded in scientific knowledge.
In this context, the Mercury Technology Centre was created with the aim of addressing the social, scientific, and technological needs related to mercury. Its establishment is framed within Regulation (EU) 2017/852, the Minamata Convention, and the European Zero Pollution Strategy, reflecting the European Union´s strong commitment to protecting human health and the environment.
A center for research and innovation
The center is conceived as a reference space that brings together initiatives in research, innovation, technological development, and sustainable management of mercury and its applications.
Our mission is to advance scientific knowledge, promote safe practices, and contribute to environmental protection through the development of advanced technologies that address the challenges associated with mercury.
Collaboration and technological vocation
The center has a distinctly open and collaborative spirit, working alongside research groups, universities, institutes, and national and international organizations to jointly address the global challenges posed by mercury.
With a strong technological vocation, priority is given to research that can be transformed into practical and applicable solutions in industrial, environmental, and health-related fields.
Our objectives
Among the Center´s main objectives are the following:
- Provide scientific and technological support to companies and institutions.
- Contribute to reducing or eliminating risks associated with mercury in products, emissions, and waste.
- Participate in national and international projects and studies that help both to solve specific problems and to improve decision-making in this field.
