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Amalgam Separation

All UK dental practices must now have amalgam separation fitted

SRAB 99B

It is now law, in accordance with the regulations given below (click on each link for the complete document), that all dental practices must have amalgam separation fitted within the surgery to prevent amalgam particulate (which can contain up to 50% mercury) from exiting with the waste water.

Initial’s innovative sedimentation separator effectively removes 98% dental amalgam waste

We can now offer our own innovative sedimentation separator, the Amalsed, which has been developed in our Dental Technical Centre in Bielefeld, Germany. The Amalsed is DIN EN ISO 11143 certified and will effectively remove 98% amalgam particulate from the waste water.

•Special Waste Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004

•Hazardous Waste Regulations (England and Wales) 2005

•Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

In 1991, EU Directive (91/689/EEC) was introduced, which led to the Special Waste Regulations 1996. This was passed into law as the Special Waste Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and the Hazardous Waste (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2005. Under these regulations, it became illegal to allow amalgam-contaminated waste water to exit from the dental practice and required amalgam separation to be fitted.

Initial continues to service the SRAB 99 amalgam separator

We will be continuing to service our previous amalgam separator, the SRAB 99.

Both units are sedimentation-type, silent in operation and require minimal surgery downtime during replacement.

In addition, we are able to supply a range of collector cups and rotors.

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