Dentists must comply with new amalgam separator rule

The goal of the Environmental Protection Agency’s new amalgam separator rule is to reduce the amount of mercury discharging from dental offices into Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTW), where wastewater is treated. Why are dentists being specifically targeted in this Clean Water Act rule? Because up until now, the American dental industry has been responsible for… Continue Reading Dentists must comply with new amalgam separator rule