Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-06-19-Speech-2-445"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-06-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The banning of exports and the safe storage of metallic mercury (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070619.47.2-445"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-06-19-Speech-2-4462
lpv:speaker	lp:Åsa Westlund2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Arbetarepartiet- Socialdemokraterna (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3 substitute; DEVE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"I wish to thank the rapporteur, Mr Papadimoulis, for his excellent work. Last autumn I took part in a study in which a sample of my hair was taken and investigated for its mercury content. Amazingly enough, I in actual fact had a relatively high quantity of mercury in my body, a state of affairs that is extremely worrying. I am pregnant and have high mercury levels which are now in danger of harming the child I am carrying and which may lead to the child having difficulty concentrating as an adult. The high mercury levels are also worrying because I come from a country that has come a very long way when it comes to abolishing mercury. We no longer use thermometers containing mercury, and amalgam is generally not used for repairing our teeth. Nonetheless, I have high mercury levels in my body. There are alternatives to mercury. In view of the serious health effects of mercury, we could phase it out, and not only here in Europe but also globally. This very evening, we are concerned with imposing an export ban and finding ways of storing used mercury safely, so ensuring that we do not contribute to spreading mercury around the world. So that the export ban cannot be circumvented, my efforts have been directed at ensuring that it enters into force as quickly as possible and that it is extended to include other mercury products. They have also been directed towards our not today committing ourselves irrevocably to any particular form of terminal storage, because we do not in actual fact know at present what is the optimum technology for terminal storage. In the present situation, mercury should, then, be stored in safe but temporary stores. I particularly hope that, in the future, it will be possible for all women throughout the world to eat fish from the water close to them, without being in danger of damaging their children’s development."@en1

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