Commitment to the Environment

Dental Offices Release As Much As 6000lbs. Of Mercury Into The Environment Annually In The United States!

Dental Amalgam is a mixture of about 50% methyl mercury and 50% other metals such as Nickel, Copper, Silver, and Molybdenum.  When these fillings are removed often the dust and particles from these fillings go straight down the drain and into our water systems. This amalgam cannot be extracted by wastewater treatment plants and contaminates local creeks and biosolids applied to land.  In recent years a few states have begun to require the use of amalgam separators for dental offices that safely remove the amalgam. [Learn More]