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Reducing Dental Mercury Emissions: Installing Amalgam Separators and Achieving Compliance

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Subcommittee on Domestic Policy
Abstract
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy issued a Majority Staff Report on the improper disposal of mercury-containing waste from dental offices and its impact on public health and the environment.
Date
2008-09-10
Document Type
House Majority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
33 pages
Congress
110
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, House, Democratic
PAP Major Code
7: Environment
PAP Minor Code
704: Hazardous Waste and Toxic Chemical Regulation, Treatment, and Disposal
Related Hearings
• House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing on "Environmental Risks of and Regulatory Response to Mercury Dental Fillings," 110th Cong., H.Hrg. 110-161, (2007, November 14)
• House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing on "Assessing State and Local Regulation to Reduce Dental Mercury Emissions," 110th Cong., H.Hrg. 110-167, (2008, July 8)
Press Releases and Contextual Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20080917151921/http://domesticpolicy.oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2167