What is 99% efficiency?
An amalgam separator will collect dental amalgam waste which consists of a myriad of waste materials such as polishing paste, tissue, tooth fragments, and amalgam particles to name a few. The efficiency of an amalgam separator is determined by measuring the mass percentage of the amalgam retained by the separator. A separator with 99% efficiency means 99% of the dental amalgam is retained by the separator and 1% is passed through the separator with the wastewater. The material, retained in the separator, must be sent for recycling. Water, which is treated by and passes through the amalgam separator, is no longer considered dental amalgam waste.
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