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Mercury vapor levels in exhaust air from dental vacuum systems may exceed occupational safety limits

Posted by Mark Stone
|Date: November 25, 2011

Mercury vapor levels in exhaust air from dental vacuum systems may exceed occupational safety limits

Two different methods used to measure mercury (Hg) vapor levels in the air exhausted from dental vacuum s ...

Two different methods used to measure mercury (Hg) vapor levels in the air exhausted from dental vacuum systems revealed that Hg vapor release to the atmosphere from dental vacuums can be substantial ...

November 25, 2011
| by Mark Stone

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Residual mercury content and leaching of mercury from used amalgam capsules

Posted by Mark Stone
|Date: November 23, 2011

Residual mercury content and leaching of mercury from used amalgam capsules

This study investigated residual mercury (Hg) determinations and toxicity characteristic leaching procedu ...

This study investigated residual mercury (Hg) determinations and toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) analysis of used amalgam capsules. All capsules tested retained Hg. TCLP analysis of ...

November 23, 2011
| by Mark Stone

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Substance Flow Analysis of Dental Mercury Releases Into The Environment

Posted by Journal of Industrial Ecology
|Date: November 15, 2011

Substance Flow Analysis of Dental Mercury Releases Into The Environment

Alex Cain of the EPA published a study in the Journal of Industrial Ecology that evaluated the substance ...

Alex Cain of the EPA published a study in the Journal of Industrial Ecology that evaluated the substance flow analysis of dental mercury releases Into the environment. His comprehensive analysis revea ...

November 15, 2011
| by Journal of Industrial Ecology

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Metro Sewage Authorities Contradict ADA on Waste Mercury Amalgam in Wastewater

Posted by administrator
|Date: October 01, 2011

Metro Sewage Authorities Contradict ADA on Waste Mercury Amalgam in Wastewater

In 2002, the ADA released an assessment entitled "Evaluation of Mercury in Dental Facility Wastewater." T ...

In 2002, the ADA released an assessment entitled "Evaluation of Mercury in Dental Facility Wastewater." The report argued that dental offices were not a significant source of mercury contamination. Th ...

October 01, 2011
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Bush EPA cuts midnight deal with ADA: Undermining mercury pollution prevention

Posted by administrator
|Date: August 14, 2011

Bush EPA cuts midnight deal with ADA: Undermining mercury pollution prevention

A hold over deal from the Bush administration is allowing tons of dental mercury pollution into the ...

A hold over deal from the Bush administration is allowing tons of dental mercury pollution into the environment that could be prevented. The agreement between the EPA, the American Dental As ...

August 14, 2011
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Evidence of Harm: Mercury linked to MS

Evidence of Harm: Toxic Dental Fillings