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The cost for the Hg5© system pictured at right is $695.00. Replacement cartridges cost $150.00. The Recycling of used cartridges is covered in the cost of the system. The system easily fits into the confined spaces of many dental operatories and requires no electricity to operate. SolmeteX, Inc. also makes systems that handle larger clinics. A SolmeteX Hg20© system is installed in the Tri Service dental clinic in the Pentagon. |
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 SolmeteX, Inc. Hg20® system for
large dental clinics. This system is installed in the Tri Service dental
clinic located in the Pentagon, Washington DC. The system pumps the effluent
from the air/water separating tanks of the dental vacuum system into a treatment
tank where oxidation takes place. The oxidized wastewater is then pumped
through a series of cartridge filters and Keyle:X® resin. Prototype
systems have been tested at the Naval Dental Center, Great Lakes, Illinois and
at the Branch Dental Clinic, Ingleside, Texas. |
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Visit the SolmeteX Website: http://www.solmetex.com |
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NDRI Dental Mercury Environmental Issues |
SolmeteX, Inc, makes several amalgam separators that remove both particulate
and dissolved Hg. They are based on Keyle:X©
resin, a thiol based mercury
sorbent that has one of the highest capacities for any
non-carbon material (3.4 eq/liter). It functions in pH ranges from
1 to 14 and has a binding constant of 10(29).