al-Shraideh M, Al-Wahadni A, Khasawneh S, al-Shraideh MJ. The mercury burden in waste water released from dental clinics. SADJ: journal of the South African Dental Association= tydskrif van die Suid-Afrikaanse Tandheelkundige Vereniging. 2002 Jun;57(6):213-5.

Installation of an approved amalgam-separating apparatus in dental clinics is recommended so as to reduce considerably the discharge of mercury into waste water.

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