TY - BOOK
T1 - Characteristics and Treatment of the Dental Waste Water Stream
AU - Cailas, Michael D.
AU - Drummond, James L.
AU - Tung-Yi, Wu
AU - Ovsey, Victor G.
AU - Hafermann, Julie
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Dental materials -- Environmental aspects
KW - Dentistry -- Pollution prevention
KW - Dentistry -- Source reduction (Waste management)
KW - Mercury -- Environmental aspects
KW - Medical wastes -- Environmental aspects
KW - Water -- Pollution
KW - Dental offices -- Waste disposal
KW - Medical wastes -- Illinois
KW - Hazardous wastes -- Illinois
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/2142/2274
M3 - Technical report
T3 - RR Series (Waste Management and Research Center)
BT - Characteristics and Treatment of the Dental Waste Water Stream
PB - Illinois Waste Management and Research Center
CY - Champaign, IL
ER -