Environmental Research Archives - Ejustice
Round Table Discussion on “Mercury free Dentistry in Sri Lanka”
Round table discussion on “Mercury Fee Dentistry in Sri Lanka” was organized on 9th March 2021 at Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute, 114, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07 as a project activity of the Mercury free dentistry project with forcing the government and other related sectors to convince the phase out dental amalgam in
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