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Amalgam roams free: mercury in amalgam is hazardous to human and the environment
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
Mercury in hair samples in Puttalam
“A study conducted by CEJ from June to December 2018 revealed that thelevels of mercury in hair samples of women in childbearing age are between 0.532 – 15.584 ppm. Hair samples of 28 out of 36 had mercury, exceeding 1ppm, the level that United States National Research Council established as a “reference dose” in 2000 (U.S. EPA
Together for Wilpattu
Cej participation for Together for Wilpattu on 14th December 2017 at Colombo.
CEJ-MERCURY Research paper Dec 2012
MERCURY’AND’LEAD’CONTAMINATION’IN’SELECTED’WHITENING/FAIRNESS’ CREAM’SAMPLES’FOUND’IN’SRI’LANKA©1′ by’ Centre&for&Environmental&Justice/Friends&of&the&Earth&Sri&Lanka2″ Authors:”Chalani”Rubesinghe3,”Hemantha”Withanage4″ JANUARY’2013′ (Download PDF)
Campaign Launched “Let Us Live -Don’t poison us”
An Open Forum on Ago-Chemicals was held on July 7, 2011 at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agriculture Research and Training Institute, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 7 with the participation of over 200 people representing farmers, Trade unions, civil society organizations, academics and researches. This was organized by Vikalpanie Centre for Environmental Justice, Monlar, Sri Lanka Soba Samuhikaya,