لذلك، ستكون للتدابير الرامية إلى تخفيض مقدار الزئبق مفعول صغير نسبياًّ على استعمال الزئبق في المجتمع.
The environmental impact of reducing the amount of mercury in products and mercury must be treated as relatively large since a removal of mercury in products is an 'up-stream' measure that indirectly affects 'down-stream' emissions such as emissions from incineration of waste, emissions from landfills and leakage to water and soil.