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Mercury Amalgam Wastes
The Primary Source of Mercury Pollution in Our Nation's Waterways

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table above is taken from an article by Lisa Stiffler, reporter for the Seattle P-I published on June 5, 2002. The table shows preliminary data on the leading sources of mercury pollution in Washington State.  Information for the article was taken from the Draft for Public Comment: Washington State Mercury Chemical Action Plan (http://www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/0203042.pdf) provided by the Washington State Department of Ecology (http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/pbt/pbtfaq.html).

 

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From the City of Palo Alto, California Environmental Compliance and Regional Water Quality Control Plant
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Separation of Mercury from Amalgam Wastes

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Mercury Pollution Prevention

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Dental Offices and Mercury

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What Can a Dental Office Do to Help?

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Mercury Pollution Publications

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Mercury Amalgam Treatment Technologies for Dental Offices

 
bulletA pair of ignominious `honors': Southborough-based dental group criticized for mercury pollution
bullet12/05/2002
bulletBy Michelle Muellenberg
bulletThe MetroWest Daily News

 

bulletResponse of the American Dental Association to the Problem of Mercury Pollution from Amalgam Waste

 

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Evaluation of Domestic Sources of Mercury
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Household Mercury Poses National Clean Water Compliance Concerns - August 2000

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Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies

 
bulletDental Mercury - Pollution Prevention and Waste Management Practices for the Dental Office
bulletPresentation to the Bay Area P2 Group
bulletFebruary 14, 2001

 
bulletDental Mercury Environmental Issues
bulletFrom the Naval Dental Research Institute

 
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Separation of Mercury from Amalgam Waste
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From Amalgam Separation Systems

 
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Dentists urged to do more to curb mercury pollution.  But industry says disposal of amalgam filling waste poses little danger
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Mercury report targets dentists. Calls on industry to keep toxin from going down drain
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By Beth Daley, Globe Staff

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Boston Daily Globe

 

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Dentists' mercury could hurt environment
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By Marjory Sherman

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Eagle-Tribune Writer

 

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King County regulations for dental wastewater discharged to the sewer

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From King County, Washington Wastewater Treatment Division

 

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Mercury Removal Industries Dependent On The Continued Use of Mercury Amalgam Restorations
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E-mail from Dr. Al Dube

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Solmetex Inc.

 

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The fight against toxic mercury in the global environment
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Friday, August 16, 2002

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By Jim Motavalli

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The Environmental Magazine

 

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Landfills Make Mercury More Toxic
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Janet Raloff

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Science News Online Week

 

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Canada-wide Standards: A Pollution Prevention Program for Dental Amalgam Waste

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Luke Trip, B.Sc. Chem.

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J Can Dent Assoc 2001

 

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Dentist The Menance? The Uncontrolled Release of Dental Mercury

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From the Mercury Policy Project http://www.mercurypolicy.org/

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Expose' shows dentists among largest users of mercury and wastewate polluters