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LD 134 Title Page Resolve, To Regulate the Disposal of Dental Mercury Amalgam LD 134 Title Page
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Sec. 1. Rules. Resolved: That by January 1, 2004 the Department of
Environmental Protection shall establish rules for dental
offices and other places where mercury amalgam fillings are
prepared, used, removed, replaced or repaired relative to the
use of environmentally appropriate disposal equipment for
amalgam waste to trap and dispose of mercury. Rules adopted
pursuant to this resolve are major substantive rules as
defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375,
subchapter 2-A.

 
SUMMARY

 
This resolve requires the Department of Environmental
Protection to adopt rules by January 1, 2004 for the proper
disposal of mercury amalgam waste from dental offices and
other places where mercury amalgam fillings are prepared,
used, removed, replaced or repaired. The rules adopted are
major substantive rules.


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