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| Title: |
Characteristics and Treatment of the Dental Waste Water Stream |
| Authors: |
Cailas, Michael D.
Drummond, James L.
Tung-Yi, Wu
Ovsey, Victor G. |
| Keywords: |
Dental materials -- Environmental aspects
Dentistry -- Pollution prevention
Dentistry -- Source reduction (Waste management)
Mercury -- Environmental aspects
Medical wastes -- Environmental aspects
Water -- Pollution
Dental offices -- Waste disposal
Medical wastes -- Illinois
Hazardous wastes -- Illinois |
| Issue Date: |
2002 |
| Publisher: |
Champaign, IL : Illinois Waste Management and Research Center |
| Series Name / Report no.: |
RR Series (Waste Management and Research Center) ; 097 |
| Abstract / Summary: |
Dental amalgam consists of approximately equal parts mixture of metallic mercury and
an alloy powder consisting of silver, tin, copper and zinc. Amalgam has been used extensively
as a tooth filling material, accounting for 75% of posterior restorations. The waste material from
dental offices generated during restorative dental procedures contains amalgam. The
uncontrolled discharge of this waste into the sewer system from a large number of dental units
(i.e. dental clinics), will increase the mercury load to treatment facilities and could eventually
contribute higher potential mercury exposure as well. The main objective of this project was to
characterize the properties of the dental waste (DW) stream. |
| URI: |
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/2274 |
| Type of Resource: |
text |
| Genre of Resource: |
technical report |
| Publication Status: |
published or submitted for publication |
| Appears in Collections: |
WMRC RR Series
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