Disposing dental amalgam waste presents a significant source of mercury contamination in the environment, especially in waste water.  Amalgam separators can remove over 99% of the mercury from the waste water of a dental office.  Many jurisdictions have mandated separators in all dental offices, and many more are considering doing so.

Here are two short articles courtesy of Partners for a Clean Environm

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Mercury Policy Project Director Michael Bender gave a presentation to the International Adademy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) on "Dental Mercury Use and Release Reduction" at the October, 2004 annual meeting. Presented here are the self-explanatory slides that accompanied his lecture.