Control of Dental Amalgam in Wastewater at the Naval Dental Clinic, Norfolk, Virginia

Abstract

In a growing number of cities and towns across America, local government have been citing dental offices as prime contributors of toxic metals in sewage systems such as in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Tucson, Arizona; Marshall, Michigan; and Settle, Washington (McCann, 1993). Occurrences are not limited to cities and towns. Military installations in Massachusetts, Illinois, South Carolina and Texas have experienced problems with exceeding EPA discharge standards for total mercury, and in some cases silver, in clinical wastewater. One of the most recent military cases occurred at the Naval Dental Clinic in Norfolk, Virginia (Gielda, 1993)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA274566

Entities

People

  • Ralph G. Snow

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Fluids
  • Dental Amalgams
  • Electrolytic Cells
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Hygiene
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Medical Waste
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Separators
  • Solid Waste
  • United States
  • Waste Management

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.