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April 21, 2008

Dental offices may be source of mercury pollution

Filed under: Health Care Industry, Mercury, Wastewater Treatment — Laura B. @ 10:16 am

Read the full story from Reuters.

Dental practices may be a source of a dangerous form of mercury contamination in the water supply, a small study suggests.

In tests of wastewater from two dental practices, researchers at the University of Illinois found high levels of methylated mercury — a chemically altered form of the metal that is toxic to the brain and nervous system.

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