Putting dental mercury pollution into perspective

British Dental Journal

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 175-177

  Jones, D W ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; FOSSIL FUEL; MERCURY; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND;

COMBUSTION; DENTISTRY; HEALTH HAZARD; INCINERATION; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL PROFESSION; POLITICS; POLLUTION; RAIN FOREST; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL OFFICES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTAL WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ETHICS, DENTAL; FOSSIL FUELS; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING;

EID: 4544265848     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4811564     Document Type: Short Survey

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