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Development, Evaluation and Implementation of a Testing Protocol for Evaluation of Technologies for Removal of Mercury from Dental Facilities: Part I – Field Studies and Protocol Evaluation [PDF]
Abstract: This study evaluates the use of amalgam separators in dental facility’s waste disposal system and best management practices (BMPs) to reduce the release of mercury in the effluent from such facilities.
Source: Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
URL: http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/eea/step/mercury-remove-dental-
part1.pdf

 

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