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 |  In the US, dentists use approximately 90 tons of mercury per year, an estimated 30 tons of which is released into municipal sewer systems during the placing of new amalgam fillings and extraction of worn fillings. Dental amalgam fillings consist of approximately 50 percent elemental liquid mercury.
As environmental concerns regarding mercury have grown, municipalities often require dental offices to limit amalgam discharges. Amalgam separators provide the only effective method of keeping dental mercury from entering sewer systems. ADA-developed dental amalgam separators lead the industry in mercury removal efficiency and reliability.
In 2001, ADA Technologies, Inc. launched its wholly owned subsidiary Aqualitech® LLC to manufacture and sell dental amalgam separation technologies developed under funding from NIH's National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.
ADA Technologies, Inc. recognizes the environmental and economic importance of reducing Mercury contamination in all mediums, including liquid streams.
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|  Aqualitech® LLC Dental Amalgam Separation Technologies
PUREVAC®Hg Product Line:
This product line is sold to the dental profession exclusively through Sultan HealthCare, Inc. thanks to a marketing and sales relationship formed with Aqualitech in September of 2005. A study conducted by the American Dental Association comparing 15 available amalgam separator products ranked the two Aqualitech-developed products first and second. Marketed as the PUREVAC®Hg Amalgam Separator, Aqualitech’s separator had an efficiency of 99.91 percent, ranking it higher than products tested by any other company. The devices are ISO-11143 approved. See the entire PUREVAC®Hg product line at Sultan HealthCare. | |
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| The scope of dental amalgam Mercury releases
In the US, dentists use approximately 90 tons of Mercury per year, an estimated 30 tons of which is released into municipal sewer systems during the placing of new amalgam fillings and extraction of worn fillings. Dental amalgam fillings consist of approximately 50 percent elemental liquid Mercury.
Although recommended “best management practices” will reduce the release of mercury, without an amalgam separator installed, much of the mercury is discharged to the local sewer system and can lead to permit violations. As environmental concerns regarding Mercury have grown, many municipalities have required dental offices to limit their amalgam discharges. In addition, recent focus by the Environmental Protection Agency on the reduction of Mercury contamination and emissions has led to increased governmental regulations for Mercury and Mercuric compounds. With systems for private practices to institutional clinics, Aqualitech dental amalgam separators lead the industry in Mercury removal efficiency and reliability.
For additional information about Aqualitech Water Control Technologies,
please contact:
David G. Beall
303-792-5615 ext. 284 or toll free, 800-232-0296 ext. 284
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8100 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 130
Littleton, Colorado 80127-4107
303-792-5615
800-232-0296
Fax 303-792-5633
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