Mercury generation potential from dental waste amalgam

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 493-501

  Drummond, James L ^a   Cailas, Michael D ^a   Croke, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact and non contact amalgam; Dental wastewater; Mercury generation

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CHAIR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL FACILITY; HOSPITAL WASTE; IN VITRO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOUTH CAVITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; TOOTH; UNITED STATES; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0042069991     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-5712(03)00083-6     Document Type: Article

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