Amalgam is a dental filling material composed of mercury and an alloy in 1:1 proportion. Researches reveal that using amalgam cause mercury contamination in dental surgeons and dental Care Professionals including dental nurses, dental therapists, and dental technicians. Yet, as these contamination levels are below thresholds, many dentists are reluctant to accept the hazardousness of
As you are aware SINGLE USE PLASTICS has become a major threat to people, environment and all life forms. Sri Lankan soil, coast line, rivers, wetlands, lakes and other ecosystems have already become the dumping ground and polluted due to plastic material and microplastics. It was recently reported that 60,000 Sq Km of the Bay
Plastic is a byproduct of the petrochemical industry. When Backlight, the first plastic invented in 1907 it was identified as a miracle. But few decades later it become a global menace and killer of ecosystems, oceans and our own body. However, varieties of the plastics invented around the world has many uses to the human
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SRI LANKA Voluntary Peoples Review on the Status of Implementing Sustainable Development Goals No rights are reserved and the document may be freely used for the advancement of the transformation towards sustainable development, provided that the source is acknowledged. Published by the Sri Lanka Stakeholder SDG Platform on behalf of all partners and supporters in