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12530606

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
The concentration of total mercury in stimulated saliva was studied in humans with dental amalgam fillings and in 2 nonamalgam groups. The probability of exceeding the limits of mercury permitted in wastewater increased proportionally as the number of amalgam-filled surfaces increased. The mercury limit for sewage is 0.05 mg/l (= 250 nmol/l) effluent, according to the Council of European Communities directive 84/156/EEC. In neither of the nonamalgam groups was this limit exceeded, but 20.5% in the amalgam group exceeded the limit (p < .001). The risk of exceeding the limit increased 2-fold for every 10 additional amalgam-filled surfaces (odds ratio = 2.0; 95% confidence interval = 1.3, 3.3). These results demonstrate that humans, especially in populated areas, can be a significant source of mercury pollutants. As a consequence of mercury release, bacteria may acquire mercury resistance, as well as resistance to other antimicrobial agents, thus resulting in failure of antibiotic treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0003-9896
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
366-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Mercury in saliva and the risk of exceeding limits for sewage in relation to exposure to amalgam fillings.
pubmed:affiliation
National Public Health Institute, Antimicrobial Research Laboratory, Turku, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't