Mercury vapor levels in exhaust air from dental vacuum systems

Dental Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 527-532

  Stone, Mark E ^a   Cohen, Mark E ^a   Debban, Brad A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Air flow determinations; Dental vacuum systems; Mercury vapor

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; DENTAL MATERIALS; MERCURY (METAL); VACUUM;

AIR FLOW DETERMINATIONS; DENTAL VACUUM SYSTEMS; MERCURY VAPOR LEVELS; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA); THERMAL ANEMOMETER;

VAPORS;

MERCURY;

AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CLINIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; VACUUM; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; DENTAL CLINICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MERCURY; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; VACUUM; VENTILATION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 33947270432     PISSN: 01095641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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