New Effort to Keep Mercury Out of the Environment
Source: Victoria. Minister for Environment. Media Release
"Victoria’s dental and water industries are working with the Brumby Government on a new campaign to help prevent mercury from entering Victoria’s sewerage systems.
Environment Minister Gavin Jennings said the Victorian Branch of the Australian Dental Association (ADAVB) and metropolitan water retailers in partnership with EPA Victoria are launching a new $1 million program called ‘Dentists for Cleaner Water’.
“This voluntary program offers a rebate to the dental profession to install amalgam separators to stop mercury entering the sewerage system from their surgeries,” Mr Jennings said.
We are hoping to achieve real results from this voluntary approach without resorting to regulation. At the conclusion of the voluntary program in June 2011 the uptake will be assessed before a decision is made on the mandatory regulation option.”