Determination of methyl mercury in dental-unit wastewater

Dental Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 675-679

  Stone, Mark E ^a   Cohen, Mark E ^a   Liang, Lian ^b   Pang, Patrick ^b  

^a Dental and Biomedical Research   (United States)

^b Cebam Analytical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Amalgam; Dental materials; Dental wastewater; Methyl mercury

Indexed keywords

SOLUBILITY; TOXIC MATERIALS; VAPORIZATION; WASTEWATER;

DENTAL WASTEWATER;

DENTAL AMALGAMS;

EID: 0042563234     PISSN: 01095641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0109-5641(03)00012-5     Document Type: Article

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