Residual mercury content and leaching of mercury and silver from used amalgam capsules

Dental Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 289-294

  Stone, M E ^a   Pederson, E D ^a   Cohen, M E ^a   Ragain, J C ^a   Karaway, R S ^a   Auxer, R A ^a   Saluta, A R ^a  

^a Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Amalgam; Amalgam capsules; Dental materials; Mercury; Residual mercury; Silver; Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP)

Indexed keywords

DENTAL MATERIALS; GROUNDWATER; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; LEACHING; MERCURY (METAL); SILVER; TOXICITY;

AMALGAM CAPSULES; AMALGAMATORS; RESIDUAL MERCURY; TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEACHING PROCEDURE (TCLP);

DENTAL AMALGAMS;

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY; SILVER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOSPITAL WASTE; LEGAL ASPECT; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METHODOLOGY; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES;

CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL WASTE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MERCURY; SILVER; TOXICITY TESTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 0036615994     PISSN: 01095641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0109-5641(01)00036-7     Document Type: Article

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