Environmental Law Update - EPA Proposes New Guidelines Governing Disposal of Dental Amalgam
Under a recently proposed rule, dental offices would be required either to not handle dental amalgam, or else do baseline and annual monitoring for mercury, as well as install amalgam separators and follow handling guidelines. In an attempt to limit the release of mercury from dental amalgam, on September 25, 2014, EPA proposed technology-based pretreatment standards, for any water drained to public sewers. This rule will impact dental offices of any size that currently use a
