Dürr Dental Amalgam separators.

The clean and economic solution for today and tomorrow

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DÜRR DENTAL SE
Höpfigheimer Str. 17
74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen
Germany
www.duerrdental.com
info@duerrdental.com
 Let‘s protect the environment for future generations!
Protecting the environment for future generations is a social responsibility for all of us. Because of this
we not only develop advanced system solutions, we also think about the environmental protection.
MINAMATA
CONVENTION
ON MERCURY Dürr Dental Amalgam separators – The clean and
economic solution for today and tomorrow

Minamata – 65 years later. The consequences of gradual

environmental disaster
Minamata, a city located in Japan, is known due to Minamata disease, a neurological disorder
caused by mercury poisoning. The disease was discovered in 1956. A local chemical plant was
blamed for causing the disease by emitting untreated wastewater to the Minamata Bay.
Due to this in 2017 the EU and more than 100 other countries have signed an international agree-
ment on mercury negotiated under UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme). Know as the CA 2: The solution for 2 operators VSA 300 S: The 3-in-1combination
“Minamata Convention on Mercury”, an international treaty designed to protect human health and ▪All necessary components integrated suction unit + Spittoon valve
the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds. ▪Electronic monitoring of the filling level ▪Integrated suction and air/water separation
On issue of the convention is the use of the best environmental practices in dental facilities. That system with amalgam separation for a treat-
▪Separation rate of 97.9 %*
means: Amalgam must be separated and collected from the waste water of the treatment unit. ment unit
▪Suction power of 300 l/min
Regulation (EU) 2017/852 / Article 10 ▪Separation rate of 97.5 %*

4. From 1 January 2019, operators of dental equipment using dental amalgam or removing dental
amalgam fillings or teeth containing such restorations shall ensure that they are equipped with CA 4: The universal solution for
amalgam separators for the containment and collection of amalgam particles, including particles
4 operators incl. Plug & Play-Console
contained in the wastewater, are equipped.
▪Centrifugal separator with hydrodynamic
These operators must ensure that:
self-cleaning function
a) Amalgam separators put into service after 1 January 2018 have a retention rate of at least ▪Reliable, automatic filling level check
95% of amalgam articles;
▪Separation rate of 98.9 %*
b) from 1 January 2021, all amalgam separators in use are capable of the retention rate laid
down in point (a).
Amalgam separators must be maintained according to the manufacturer‘s instructions for the
highest workable retention rate.
* Separation rates measured in accordance with the
German standard test